"Rare Rainbow-Like 'Glory' Effect Detected on Chaotic Exoplanet"
Astronomers have potentially observed a rare "glory" phenomenon in the atmosphere of the distant exoplanet WASP-76 b, located 637 light-years away, making it a possible first outside our solar system. This planet, known for extreme conditions due to its close orbit to its star, exhibited a bright spot of light, possibly a "glory," on its eastern limb, suggesting diffractive atmospheric conditions. Further study is needed to confirm this discovery, but it could lead to new insights into atmospheric phenomena on other worlds and expand our understanding of distant galaxy atmospheric conditions.
