WASP-121b: The Planet With an Atmosphere of Glowing Water (4K 360 view) | We The Curious

This 360 animation depicts planet WASP-121b; an exoplanet with an atmosphere of glowing water. It completes one full journey around its star every 1.3 days - this animation shows this orbit at x5000 speed.

With an atmosphere hot enough to boil iron, WASP-121b is a type of exoplanet known as a 'hot Jupiter'. The planet orbits closely to it's host star, located in the constellation of 'Puppis', about 900 light years away from Earth. Find out more about this exoplanet here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6909

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This animation was created by Engine House VFX in collaboration with Dr Nathan Mayne and Dr Tom Evans from the Astrophysics Research Group at the University of Exeter, and At-Bristol Science Centre.
http://www.engine-house.co.uk/
http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/physics-astronomy/research/astrophysics/


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