Scientists were able to discover the brightest exoplanet, covered by reflective clouds of metal. The ultra-hot exoplanet, which completes a full orbit around its host star in a mere 19 hours, holds the record for being the brightest exoplanet found to date. The blazing planet, known as planet LTT9779b, possesses bright clouds consisting of reflective silicates and metallic elements such as titanium.
The Brightest Exoplanet
The exoplanet is the shiniest one the scientific community has discovered so far, thanks to a scorching temperature of 2,000 degrees Celsius, which boils down the silicate and metals into clouds. The LTT9779b was first discovered by NASA in 2020 which is some 260 light years from Earth.
Clouds Pours Titanium
The European Space Agency said the planet does have rain but unlike earth, it pours down titanium. The LTT9779b’s star boils down the metal on its surface which then turns into clouds and comes down as rain, the ESA wrote on its website.
