Conditions on Wasp-76b in Pisces include temperatures of 2,400C and 10,000 mph winds
Wasp-76b is what astronomers call an exoplanet, one that orbits a star outside our solar system. Scientists have discovered that the local weather conditions include 2,400C temperatures, winds in excess of 10,000mph and a steady pelting of iron rain.
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