Nearby exoplanet stinks of rotten eggs – study

HD 189733 b is a Jupiter-sized gas giant. Picture: Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University

A nearby planet known for its deadly weather also has another strange feature – it stinks of rotten eggs.

New research suggests that the atmosphere of the exoplanet HD 189733 b, a Jupiter-sized gas giant, has trace amounts of hydrogen sulphide.