Hubble Telescope Detects ‘Sunscreen’ Layer on Distant Planet04:33

Using NASA’s Hubble Telescope, scientists detected a stratosphere on the planet WASP-33b. A stratosphere occurs when molecules in the atmosphere absorb ultraviolet and visible light from the star. This absorption warms the stratosphere and acts as a kind of sunscreen layer for the planet below.

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Credit: NASA Goddard