First 3D observations of an exoplanet's atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the solar system, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT),
"It feels like something out of science fiction," said European Southern Observatory astrophysicist Julia Victoria Seidel.
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Alien planet’s bizarre weather baffles scientists: ‘Something out of science fiction’In a nutshell Scientists have mapped the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time, ...
“Out of science fiction”: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate
Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...
Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.
Learn more about the atmosphere of WASP-121b, or Tylos, whose winds are layered like no other planet’s.
Tylos (or WASP-121b) is a gaseous, giant exoplanet located some 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Using the ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), scientists have ...
Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...
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