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On a 'hot Jupiter', day begins with clouds; by nightfall those clouds vanish—here's why
The 'Hot Jupiter' exoplanet located roughly 700 light-years away is called WASP 94A b.
WASP-94A b, a hot Jupiter nearly 700 light-years away, builds mineral cloud cover each morning and loses it by evening. This ...
Astronomers using the JWST discovered massive “rock clouds” made of vaporized minerals on the distant planet WASP-94A b.
What can clouds teach astronomers about an exoplanet’s atmospheric characteristics? This is what a recent study published in ...
See Jupiter's “frosted cupcake” clouds in this 3D rendering created using data from NASA's Juno mission. It's the first time ...
Discovery led by UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. of daily cloud cycle on a hot Jupiter exoplanet provides unique window into its make-up ...
Have you ever wanted to make a discovery in space? A new citizen science project led by a team of researchers at the University of Minnesota allows volunteers to help their team learn more about the ...
Vivid clouds swirl across Jupiter's skies like colorful brushstrokes across a painting in a new photo from NASA's Juno spacecraft. The image, taken during the spacecraft's 61st close flyby of Jupiter ...
I loved playing with marbles as a kid but never imagined I'd see Jupiter as one. This global image was taken last September during orbit 22 and features numerous storm cells (called vortices) whirling ...
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice -- ...
JWST has revealed a surprising daily cloud cycle on a distant hot Jupiter, giving scientists a clearer look at its atmosphere.
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