A NASA telescope has revealed a \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet \u2013 but it\u2019s not as fun as it sounds. <\/p>\n
In fact, the newly discovered \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet rains sand.<\/p>\n
While it might look delicious this fluffy \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet found 200 light-years from Earth has a poisonous atmosphere.<\/p>\n
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NASA\u2019s wacky-looking Super Guppy could be the reason humans are able to get back on the moon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n What\u2019s more, it rains sand as well as having scorching temperatures, raging winds and smelling of sulphur dioxide.<\/p>\n The large planet\u2019s official name is actually WASP-107b.<\/p>\n To put its size into perspective it\u2019s 30 times bigger than Earth.<\/p>\n It lies in in orbit around a star in the constellation of Virgo.<\/p>\n The constellation can actually be seen in the night sky.<\/p>\n <\/a>NASA \u2013 FLICKR<\/p>\n But rather than just gazing at it, for the first time NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope<\/a> (JWST)\u00a0has revealed detailed info.<\/p>\n And, with an atmosphere containing \u2013 poisonous sulphur dioxide, water vapour and clouds of sand \u2013 it\u2019s not somewhere to head for a holiday.<\/p>\n As this astronaut revealed<\/a>, even in the best of cases, time in space can have an impact on you.<\/p>\n And the photos<\/a> of these two identical-twin NASA employees is proof of that.<\/p>\n Back to the NASA telescope findings.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are unravelling new worlds,\u201d astronomer and one of the authors of a study at CEA, Dr Achrene Dyrek, said.<\/p>\n She explained that the JWST was allowing scientists to learn more about planets we\u2019ve never seen before.<\/p>\n The \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet was actually first discovered in 2017. <\/p>\n <\/a>UCA SCHOOL OF ARTS, BELGIUM<\/p>\n And its fluffiness was one of the planet\u2019s first things scientists noticed.<\/p>\n And this quality of the \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet is what allowed astronomers to look around 50 times deeper into its atmosphere than other similar-sized planets. <\/p>\n Even ones that are much closer and in our own solar system \u2013 like Jupiter.<\/p>\n Speaking of closer to home, it\u2019s been a big year for space discoveries within our own solar system. <\/p>\n Footage of Martian landscapes<\/a> emerged as well as actual samples of an asteroid<\/a> being captured.<\/p>\n Back to the \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet and WASP-107b orbits a star that is, in fact, cooler than our own Sun.<\/p>\n As a result it produces fewer high-energy photons that are responsible for chemical reactions.<\/p>\n Despite this lack of photons, the fluffy atmosphere surrounding the \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet means they can still get into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n <\/a>UCA SCHOOL OF ARTS, BELGIUM<\/p>\n This allows chemical changes to happen.<\/p>\n \u201cThe discovery of clouds of sand, water, and sulphur dioxide on this fluffy exoplanet is a pivotal milestone,\u201d the study\u2019s lead author from KU Leuven, Leen Decin, said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt reshapes our understanding of planetary formation and evolution, shedding new light on our own Solar System.\u201d<\/p>\n And it\u2019s hoped these discoveries keep coming as the US heads back to the moon<\/a>.<\/p>\n NASA has also generated enough oxygen <\/a>to sustain a human on Mars.<\/p>\n Keep your eyes on the skies \u2013 and checking in here \u2013 for more information as it\u2019s discovered.<\/p>\n The post NASA telescope reveals \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet where it rains sand<\/a> appeared first on Supercar Blondie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A NASA telescope has revealed a \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet \u2013 but it\u2019s not as fun as it sounds. In fact, the newly discovered \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet rains sand. While it might look delicious this fluffy \u2018candyfloss\u2019 planet found 200 light-years from Earth has a poisonous atmosphere. READ MORE! 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