Astronomers have made a pretty colorful discovery on WASP-76b, an ultra-hot giant exoplanet. This finding may reveal the first-ever observation of an extraterrestrial optical phenomenon known as a ‘glory).’ The phenomenon, akin to a circular rainbow, has been detected through atmospheric observations led by the CHEOPS (Characterising ExOplanet Satellite) space telescope. Extrasolar gloryGlories are relatively widespread phenomena on Earth. They’ve also been detected on Venus. The effect arises when light is reflected by clouds composed of precisely uniform droplets. The droplets on Earth are f…