{"id":364075,"date":"2026-06-02T12:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364075"},"modified":"2026-06-02T12:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:35:22","slug":"hot-jupiter-wasp-94a-b-and-extremely-large-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hot-jupiter-wasp-94a-b-and-extremely-large-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b and Extremely Large Telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope observed the weather cycle of exoplanet WASP-94A b and detected rocky mineral clouds that disappear by evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364123\" style=\"width: 441px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-364123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-NASA-1.jpg?resize=441%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b\" width=\"441\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-NASA-1.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-NASA-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C581&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-NASA-1.jpg?resize=768%2C436&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-NASA-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C871&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-NASA-1.jpg?w=1557&amp;ssl=1 1557w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>WASP-94A b<\/strong> is an<strong>\u00a0exoplanet<\/strong> that is <strong>almost twice as large as Jupiter<\/strong> but <strong>has only half its mass.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also called a &#8216;<strong>Hot Jupiter&#8217;<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hot Jupiters<\/strong> are <strong>massive, gas-giant exoplanets<\/strong> similar in <strong>composition to Jupiter<\/strong> but with <strong>extremely short orbital periods of less than 10 days.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Due to their <strong>close proximity to their host stars<\/strong>, their <strong>atmospheres reach scorching temperatures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is <strong>located nearly 700 light-years<\/strong> away <strong>in the Microscopium constellation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Orbital Profile:<\/strong> The <strong>planet orbits very close to its parent star<\/strong> and completes <strong>one revolution in just four days.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tidal Locking:<\/strong> The planet is <strong>tidally locked<\/strong>, which<strong> means its rotation is synchronized with its revolution and the same side always faces its host star.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of WASP-94A b:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Extreme Temperature Contrast:<\/strong> The day side is <strong>extremely hot, with temperatures capable of melting rock<\/strong>, while the night side remains permanently dark and very cold.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dynamic Cloud Cycle:<\/strong> The <strong>morning side contains clouds of magnesium silicate, iron, and magnesium sulphide<\/strong>, while the evening side has nearly clear skies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloud Vaporisation:<\/strong> When the clouds reach the day side, temperatures above 1000\u00b0C cause them to vaporise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Extremely Large Telescope ( ELT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364120\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-364120\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-ESO-300x171.jpg?resize=414%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Extremely Large Telescope\" width=\"414\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-ESO.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-ESO.jpg?resize=1024%2C585&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-ESO.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-ESO.jpg?w=1518&amp;ssl=1 1518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ESO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is <strong>a state-of-the-art optical telescope currently under construction.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Built by<\/strong>: The <strong>European Southern Observatory (ESO)<\/strong> is building the ELT.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: The ELT is under <strong>construction on Cerro Armazones in Chile\u2019s Atacama Desert.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of Extremely Large Telescope:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Optics<\/strong>: The telescope will contain <strong>five mirrors and optics, including a 39-metre primary mirror.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Size<\/strong>: The primary mirror is <strong>made of 798 hexagonal segments<\/strong>, each <strong>measuring 1.5 metres across and 5 centimetres thick.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capabilities<\/strong>: The ELT will be <strong>capable of detecting and possibly imaging terrestrial planets in the habitable zones<\/strong> of other stars.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protective Dome:<\/strong> A <strong>giant dome will house the telescope<\/strong> and protect it from the extreme environment of the Atacama Desert<span style=\"font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope observed the weather cycle of exoplanet WASP-94A b and detected rocky mineral clouds that disappear by evening. About Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b WASP-94A b is an\u00a0exoplanet that is almost twice as large as Jupiter but has only half its mass. It is also called a &#8216;Hot Jupiter&#8217;. Hot Jupiters&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hot-jupiter-wasp-94a-b-and-extremely-large-telescope\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hot Jupiter WASP-94A b and Extremely Large Telescope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-364075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}