Learn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet’s.
The research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.
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Space.com on MSNExoplanet with iron rain has violent winds 'like something out of science fiction'"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison." ...
Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...
Astronomers on Tuesday announced their observations of distinct winds in separate layers circulating on the planet named WASP ...
'Out of science fiction': First 3D observations of an exoplanet's atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...
Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...
Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.
Astronomers have discovered that the exoplanet WASP-121 b, located 900 light-years away, experiences extreme weather ...
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ScienceAlert on MSNExtreme Drop in Oxygen Will Eventually Suffocate Most Life on EarthFor now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way – and scientists have predicted that ...
Scientists have peered through the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system and discovered weather patterns "like ...
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