An exoplanet is wrapped in glory

When wanting down on a cloud from an aeroplane, you’ll be able to typically spot an iridescent aura surrounding the airplane’s shadow. It’s a ‘glory’, a phenomenon paying homage to a rainbow however arising by a distinct mechanism. Astronomers may now have made the primary sighting of a glory outdoors the Photo voltaic System¹.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01032-5

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