These computer-generated images chart the development of severe weather patterns on the exoplanet HD 80606b during the days after its closest approach to its parent star. The blue glow of the crescent is starlight that has been scattered and reflected by the planet. The night side appears reddish orange as it glows with its own internal heat. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCSC.

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