Planet with iron rainfall is even more extreme than scientists thought
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Droplets of iron rain fall from the sky at night on WASP-67b, a sizzling exoplanet about the size of Jupiter. Now, researchers have also detected calcium in the planet's atmosphere. This suggests the planet is even hotter than scientists expected.
Now, researchers have also detected sodium and ionized calcium in the planet's atmosphere, based on observations from the Gemini North Telescope, which is located near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
The new findings suggest the planet, named WASP-76b, is even hotter than scientists expected.
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