New technique reveals true shape of hot exoplanet atmospheres

Researchers have developed a technique that for the first time reveals the true shape of exoplanet atmospheres. Instead of a circle, the atmospheres of scorching-hot worlds turn out to be a deformed sphere.

• Exoplanet atmospheres were previously depicted as perfect circles
• The new method shows their shape is a deformed sphere
• The research focuses on scorching-hot exoplanets