Scientists find strange clouds on 'fluffiest' exoplanet 525 light-years away

Among thousands of exoplanets discovered so far, scientists have w set ir eyes on one particular alien planet named WASP-127b. Those observing planets are startled by new mysteries that have arisen in fluffy planet’s atmosphere. According to .com’s report, new findings have recently been released by study leader Romain Allart at 2021 meeting of Europlanet Science Congress. This fluffy planet is a gaseous one and sports ar name as ‘hot Saturn’. exoplanet was discovered by Hubble telescope in 2016 and is located more than 525 light-years away from Earth. Interestingly, this alien planet orbits its star in just four days and, as a result, bears 600 times higher radiation than Earth that takes its temperatures to 1,100 degrees Celsius (2,012 degrees Fahrenheit). 

researchers revealed that extreme temperatures heat planet to extent that it swells up to 1.3 times size of Jupiter, but just one-fifth of mass. se features of WASP-127b made astromers place it among least dense and fluffiest exoplanet ever discovered to date. 

Scientists find sodium on planet

scientists reportedly found that sodium element was present on planet at a much lower altitude than expected. As per study leader Romain Allart, iREx/Université de Montréal and Université de Genève, presence of sodium on planet was t a surprise but its unexpected location was. In addition, abrmal water vapour signals were also strongly detected in infrared but went invisible at visible wavelengths of light, i.e. sunlight. Allart reportedly stated that water vapour at lower levels is being screened by opaque clouds at visible wavelengths but becomes transparent in infrared. 

However, Allart affirmed that experts have t been able to determine composition of clouds but seemed sure that y do t contain Earth-like water droplets. Besides, he also expressed his confusion on tracing sodium at most unexpected location. Details and conclusions about different areas in WASP-127b have resulted from data from Hubble and ESPRESSO Spectrograph at Chile-based Very Large Telescope observatory. Researchers were reported that planet continues to be a point of fascination as its information highlighted importance of combining and ground-based data.

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