This new exoplanet is so hot it rains liquid metal

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Astronomers detected a distant exoplanet with iron rain.
Iron is vaporized due to high daytime temperatures and then condenses into rain as it moves to the cooler night side, becoming rain.
The planet is located 640 light years from Earth and was studied using ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
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Scientists have spotted a new exoplanet with a particularly extreme form of weather. The planet is believed to have frequent rains, but the material falling from the skies isn’t water… it’s liquid iron. The planet is known as WASP-76b, and it’s totally wild.

The mechanism by which this iron rain occurs is made possible due to the planet’s incredibly hot temperatures. On the day side, researchers believe the temperatures can climb to a whopping 2,400 degrees Celsius, while the night side is significantly cooler.

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