Observations from the European Space Agency’s Cheops space telescope, or Characterising ExOplanet Satellite, detected a “glory effect” on WASP-76b, an ultra-hot exoplanet 637 light-years ...

WASP-76b has intrigued astronomers ever since its discovery in 2013. The exoplanet closely orbits its host star and the intense heat and radiation received from that sun-like star — more than ...