Planet Jupiter. Starting from its base, astronomers and researchers from NASA were amazed by an incredible discovery that reveals what is happening on the exoplanets that exist in the vast universe of which it is a part. Using very powerful telescopes, researchers managed to discover a series of exoplanets at a fairly large distance from the earth that closely resemble the planet Jupiter, but which would be much hotter, and not only that.
Planet Jupiter. These planets are called "hot Jupiter planets", and this is because of the high temperatures on their surface, but also because of other unique characteristics, on the basis of which they differ from those in the solar system. No less than 12 planets similar to the planet Jupiter were analyzed by the Spitzer and Hubble telescopes, and the experts came to the conclusion that, including at night, temperatures reach 800 degrees Celsius on their surface.
Planet Jupiter. Astronomers and NASA Amazed by the new Discovery
Planet Jupiter. The very high temperatures recorded on these exoplanets are based on the fact that they are very close to their own stars, which also happens in the case of those in our solar system. These exoplanets are exposed to the sun all day, but even at night there is an energy transfer that keeps them extremely hot, something that was not discovered on the planet Jupiter, at least based on existing analyses.
"Atmospheric circulation models predicted that nighttime temperatures should vary much more than they do. This is really surprising, because the planets we studied receive different amounts of radiation from their host stars, and daytime temperatures vary by almost 1700 ° C. The uniformity of night temperatures suggests that the clouds on this side of the planets are very similar to each other in composition. Our data suggest that these clouds are likely made of minerals, such as manganese sulfide or silicates, or rocks."
Planet Jupiter. According to experts, temperatures reach 1700 degrees Celsius during the day on these exoplanets, being more than 2 times higher than those recorded during the night. Temperatures during the night remain at high values and because the clouds that cover the surface are composed of various minerals that maintain the temperature at a high value, which does not happen in a similar way on the planet Jupiter.
Planet Jupiter. Starting from what we have, researchers have managed to discover other planets that are at least as surprising, and the discoveries will certainly continue.
