What’s more, this alien world named HD 189733 b - appears to “rain glass”, according to ... this far-off planet looks bright blue. But any space traveller confusing it with the friendly ...

has sideways rain of glass-like particles and has a temperature of 1700 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a report in the scientific journal Nature. Scientists studied the planet, called HD 189733 ...

The metallic clouds that surround the planet are mostly made of silicate – the stuff that makes up sand and glass — and metals like titanium, per ESA. "Imagine a burning world, close to its ...