Some 855 light-years away resides an exoplanet with a water cycle vastly different than our own. The exoplanet, WASP-121 b, belongs to a class of planets known as hot Jupiters. These gas giants circle ...

The strange weather was found in the 1st detailed study of the exoplanet's 'dark side.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Imagine a ...

WASP-121 b is the definition of an "extreme" exoplanet — it's so hot that it rains droplets of liquid iron. Now, astronomers have discovered that this planet, located around 900 light-years away from ...