Scientists have discovered salt clouds surrounding the notable "Pink Planet." The vibrant colored planet is one of the coldest known celestial objects ever directly imaged.

Atmospheric characterization of directly imaged planets has thus far been limited to ground-based observations of young, self-luminous, Jovian planets. Near-term space- and ground- based facilities ...

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Survival rate of moons around known exoplanets as function of the planet orbital period. Black coloured dots: planets with known radius and mass data. Teal coloured dots: planets without known radius ...