James Webb Space Telescope spots scorching swirling clouds on remote planet

They found that the atmosphere is constantly rising, mixing and moving during its 22-hour day, bringing hotter material up and pushing colder material down.
James Webb Space Telescope spots scorching swirling clouds on remote planet
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted scorching swirling clouds on a remote planet (NASA/ESA/CSA/ Joseph Olmsted [STScI])

Swirling hot sand clouds have been detected on a distant planet by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Researchers pinpointed silicate cloud features in the distant planet’s atmosphere.

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