Cosmic Collisions Yield Clues about Exoplanet Formation

NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets in Cosmic Milestone: 'Each One of Them Is a New World'

Cosmic Milestone: NASA Confirms 5,000 Exoplanets

Liquid metal, ruby and sapphire could rain down on one hemisphere of a blisteringly hot giant exoplanet that is tidally locked in a tight orbit around its star. That is the conclusion of astronomers who have developed a detailed 3D model of the atmosphere of WASP-121b.