Astronomers Create 3D Temperature Map of Hot-Jupiter WASP-18b

Oct 28, 2025 - 15:30
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Astronomers Create 3D Temperature Map of Hot-Jupiter WASP-18b
The hot-Jupiter WASP-18b. Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

The new map of WASP-18b, a hot-Jupiter exoplanet located approximately 325 light-years from Earth, reveals an atmosphere with distinct temperature zones -- one so scorching that it breaks down water vapor.

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