• An illustration of the light of a star illuminating a planet with a hazy appearance.
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    NASA scientists found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets orbiting three different stars. All five planets appear to be hazy. This illustration shows a star's light illuminating the atmosphere of a planet.

  • An illustration of the light of a star illuminating a planet with a hazy appearance.

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