Scientists stunned: rocky planet’s atmosphere breakthrough could change everything for life

Scientists stunned: rocky planet’s atmosphere breakthrough could change everything for life – Futura-Sciences

July 30, 2026

3 min

Artist’s impression of the exoplanet LHS 1140 b (foreground), surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere. According to a new study, this provides the most compelling evidence to date that a rocky planet in the habitable zone has retained an atmosphere. © Melissa Weiss, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian

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