WASP-121b is classified as an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant that orbits very close to its host star. A single year on this ...

The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...

Understanding Rainfall Patterns Rainfall patterns have been a cornerstone of our understanding of weather and climate. These ...

This exoplanet’s extreme climate defies all models. WASP-121b is one of the most studied exoplanets. Known for its extreme conditions—such as clouds of metal vapor—it belong ...

Around a star 880 light-years from Earth orbits one of the wildest, most extreme exoplanets we've found to date.

Astronomers have mapped, for the first time, the three-dimensional structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, revealing ...

Astronomers have discovered that the exoplanet WASP-121 b, located 900 light-years away, experiences extreme weather ...

Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten lava, with its ...

widespread precipitation. A transitory ridge tonight through Tuesday will bring widely scattered mountain snow and lower elevation rain. Wednesday another upper-level trough will increase snow levels ...