Grim Reaper 6 Posted October 6, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Considered an ultra-hot Jupiter – a place where iron gets vaporized, condenses on the night side and then falls from the sky like rain – the fiery, inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet may be even more sizzling than scientists had realized. The discovery was made in high-resolution spectra obtained with Gemini North near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Hot Jupiters are named for their high temperatures, due to proximity to their stars. WASP-76b, discovered in 2016, is about 640 light-years from Earth, but so close to its F-type star, which is slightly hotter than the sun, that the giant planet completes one orbit every 1.8 Earth days. Extreme Exoplanet – An Ultra-Hot Jupiter Where It Rains Iron – Even More Exotic Than Originally Thought (scitechdaily.com) 3 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted November 23, 2021 #2 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) Sure that we would not get out of a spaceship like in Star Trek... Beam me down Scotty, mooouuuuaaaarrrrrggggg !!!! Edited November 23, 2021 by Jon the frog 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted December 5, 2021 #3 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Imagine the Iron Maiden live show on this planet. They play 'The Number of the Beast' while a iron rain falling on them! The Heavy Metal community would be in a trance! 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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