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Titanium Clouds Engulf This Ultrahot Neptune-like Planet
Katrina Miller

31/07/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : The New-York Times
Titanium Clouds Engulf This Ultrahot Neptune-Like Planet
A cosmic mirror of sorts, this planet is the first of its size and location to be discovered with an atmosphere.
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Metal clouds turn scorching hot exoplanet into the universe's largest mirror
Robert Lea

11/07/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Metal Clouds Turn Scorching Hot Exoplanet Into The Universe's Largest Mirror
The CHEOPS exoplanet hunter has found a distant world so hot that it has clouds of metal making it the most reflective planet ever seen.
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