“WASP-76b is several hundred light-years away — an intensely hot gas giant planet where it likely rains molten iron,” Standing said. “Despite the chaos, it looks like ...

Recent observations of the exoplanet WASP-76b, located about 640 light-years from Earth, have revealed a climate that seems straight out of a science fiction nightmare. Known as an ultra-hot ...

WASP-76b has intrigued astronomers ever since its discovery in 2013. The exoplanet closely orbits its host star and the intense heat and radiation received from that sun-like star — more than ...

Often seen on Earth, the effect consists of concentric, colorful rings of light, and it occurs when light reflects off clouds made of a uniform substance.

As the dayside of WASP-76b is blasted by radiation from its host star, temperatures there soar in excess of 4,350 degrees Fahrenheit (2,400 degrees Celsius). That's hot enough to vaporize iron.

“WASP-76b is several hundred light-years away — an intensely hot gas giant planet where it likely rains molten iron,” Standing said. “Despite the chaos, it looks like ...

Often seen on Earth, the effect consists of concentric, colorful rings of light, and it occurs when light reflects off clouds made of a uniform substance.

Often seen on Earth, the effect consists of concentric, colorful rings of light, and it occurs when light reflects off clouds made of a uniform substance.

A wild, scorching planet. WASP-76b has intrigued astronomers ever since its discovery in 2013. The exoplanet closely orbits its host star and the intense heat and radiation received from that sun ...

A wild, scorching planet. WASP-76b has intrigued astronomers ever since its discovery in 2013. The exoplanet closely orbits its host star and the intense heat and radiation received from that sun ...

Often seen on Earth, the effect consists of concentric, colorful rings of light, and it occurs when light reflects off clouds made of a uniform substance.