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Swiss space telescope observes exoplanet ‘rainbow’ | The Swiss space telescope CHEOPS has found a type of rainbow on a planet 637 light years away. The observation of a so-called “glory” is likely the first evidence of this phenomenon outside our solar system.


Swiss space telescope CHEOPS has observed a rainbow-like phenomenon known as a glory in the atmosphere of WASP-76b, a planet some 637 light years away.

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