Iron and Titanium Found on 'Ultrahot Jupiter,' an Exoplanet First

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 13:30 in Astronomy & Space

For the first time ever, astronomers have found iron and titanium in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The exoplanet, named KELT-9b, is the hottest alien world ever discovered.

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