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Scientists Find Air on Planet

scienceJuly 19, 2026·88 words·1 min read

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Scientists Find Air on Planet
Scientists found air around a planet. The planet is very far from Earth. It moves around a small star. This is the first time. Scientists never found air on a planet like this.
The planet is not too hot. It is not too cold. So water can stay on it. Many other planets are too hot or too cold.
Scientists used a big telescope in Chile. They saw a gas leave the planet. The gas is called helium. Helium can not make life. Other gases may be there too.

Key Vocabulary

n.
air-like stuff, not water or hard
n.
a very light gas that fills balloons
n.
a long tube to look at far things
n.
the gas around a planet
n.
a big round thing going around a star
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

gasn.

air-like stuff, not water or hard

chất khígás気体、ガスgazgasgazغازgasгаз气体기체, 가스
heliumn.

a very light gas that fills balloons

khí helihélioヘリウムhelyumheliohelالهيليومheliumгелий氦(气)헬륨
telescopen.

a long tube to look at far things

kính viễn vọngtelescópio望遠鏡teleskoptelescopioteleskopتلسكوب، مقرابtelescoopтелескоп望远镜망원경
airn.

the gas around a planet

không khí (lớp khí quanh hành tinh)ar (camada de gases ao redor de um planeta)空気(惑星を包む気体)hava (gezegeni saran gaz)aire (gases que rodean un planeta)powietrze (gazy wokół planety)هواء (الغازات حول الكوكب)lucht (gassen rond een planeet)воздух (газы вокруг планеты)空气(行星周围的气体)공기 (행성을 둘러싼 기체)
planetn.

a big round thing going around a star

hành tinhplaneta惑星gezegenplanetaplanetaكوكبplaneetпланета行星행성

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Question 1: True or False

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Scientists found air on many planets like this before.

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The planet moves around a small star.

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Water can stay on the planet.

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Scientists used a very small telescope.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Which gas did the scientists see leave the planet?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What does the article say about how hot or cold the planet is?

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