Alien planet’s bizarre weather baffles scientists: ‘Something out of science fiction’
Astronomers have mapped, for the first time, the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, revealing ferocious winds that accelerate to record-breaking speeds as they cross the planet’s scorching-hot dayside.
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Scientists find real-life ‘hell' planet where rain burns hotter than fireA massive gas giant located 900 light-years away, has had its remarkable atmosphere mapped in 3D by astronomers for the first ...
For the first time, scientists have developed a 3D map of an atmosphere belonging to a planet outside our solar system.
Astronomers have mapped the 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere for the first time, revealing a layered system of extreme winds.
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.
The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...
Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so closely that a year lasts just 30 Earth hours. One side of the planet is ...
Learn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet’s.
Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar ...
Image an alien planet where savage winds rip through the atmosphere carrying molten iron and titanium particles. Such a ...
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