S2 Ep 19: Catch the (Alien) Rainbow

by | April 25, 2024, 3:26 PM | Podcast

As scientists discover and explore the atmospheres of more and more planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, we are learning that if you can imagine it, it probably exists. In a new paper discussing the planet WASP-76b, researchers describe what appears to be a giant rainbow in the atmosphere of another world… a circular rainbow… and it’s not caused by refracted starlight!