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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of newly discovered Exo-planet where it “rains iron”?
A
Kepler-186f
B
WASP-76b
C
HAT-P-36b
D
HD 189733 b
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amid the scorching climate, WASP-76b is famous for its iron rain – resulting from iron vaporizing on the day side, then condensing on the night side to shower the planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hell World. Ever since astronomers discovered the exoplanet WASP-76b about 640 light years from Earth, they’ve known it was a hellish world with temperatures so extreme that it rains molten iron every day.

Detailed explanation-3: -NASA’s planet-hunting telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has discovered a second Earth-size planet within the habitable zone of a nearby star. Named TOI 700 e, the planet is one of four known planets orbiting a cool star approximately 100 light-years away.

Detailed explanation-4: -Astronomers discovered the latest planet in 2022, named HD 109833 b, it is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits around a G-type star. The astronomers found it using the transit method. In a recent discovery, astronomers find that two exoplanets may be mostly water.

Detailed explanation-5: -NASA’s Webb telescope has discovered an exoplanet, which is any planet that is outside of our solar system, for the first time, the agency announced Wednesday. The planet, called LHS 475 b, is nearly the same size as Earth, having 99% of our planet’s diameter, scientists said.

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