- A tidally locked planet is so close to its sun it only takes 43 hours to orbit. With temperatures up to 2,400C it is thought to rain iron. Furthermore the 1000C temperature difference between the light and dark side of the planet generates winds up to 18,000km/h. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2107-1 122 comments space
- Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet that rains iron at night. The temperature of the daytime side of this world, dubbed WASP-76 b, can reach up to 4,300 degrees Fahrenheit (2,400 degrees Celsius) — hot enough to vaporize metal. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2107-1 627 comments science
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- WASP-67b: Exoplanet with iron rainfall is even more extreme than scientists thought | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/05/world/iron-rain-exoplanet-scn/index.html 30 comments
- Scientists identify rain of molten iron on distant exoplanet | Astronomy | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/11/scientists-identify-rain-of-molten-iron-on-distant-exoplanet 13 comments
- Wasp-76b: The exotic inferno planet where it 'rains iron' - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51828871 11 comments
- Astronomers discovered a giant planet where it rains iron - CNET https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/astronomers-discovered-a-giant-planet-where-it-rains-iron/ 8 comments
- Issue No. 56 | The Orbital Index http://orbitalindex.com/archive/2020-03-19-Issue-56/ 0 comments
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