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Astronomers Observed, For The First Time, The ‘Glory Effect’ (GE) On An Exoplanet, WASP-76b, Similar To Earth’s & Venus‘s. It Features Concentric, Colorful Rings Of Light Caused By Light Reflecting Off Clouds Made Of A Uniform Substance. Extreme Conditions—Scorching Dayside, Nightside Iron Rain—Permit GE, Offering Insights Into Alien Atm.

Rainbow-like phenomenon may glow on hellish exoplanet WASP-76b | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/world/rainbow-glory-exoplanet-scn/index.html

Astronomers have detected the signal of a rainbow-like phenomenon known as the “glory effect” on a planet outside our solar system for the first time.