WASP-76b, an ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet about 640 light-years away. On the day side, temperatures soar past 2,400°C (4,350°F) - hot enough to vaporize iron into gas. WASP-76b is also tidally locked. The hot side vaporizes iron, and violent winds whip that iron vapor to the cooler night side, where it condenses into liquid metal droplets and falls as molten iron rain.

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Astronomen zien glorie-effect in de atmosfeer van WASP-76b

Astronomen hebben met behulp van de Europese CHEOPS en verschillende andere ESA- en NASA-missies tekenen van een regenboogachtig “glorie-effect” gevonden in de atmosfeer van de ultra-hete Jupiter WASP-76b.

https://www.kuuke.nl/astronomen-zien-glorie-effect-in-de-atmosfeer-van-wasp-76b/

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The rain is molten iron on exoplanet WASP-76 b.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/molten-iron-rain-falls-on-scorching-hot-exoplanet/