Now, the forecast for worlds outside the solar system:

‘Cloudy for the morning, turning to clear with scorching heat in the afternoon.’

This may sound like a weather report for a summer’s day on Earth, but soon astronomers could be issuing similar forecasts for alien planets.

Now, scientists have come a step closer to this goal by preparing basic weather forecasts for six exoplanets using data from the Kepler space telescope.

The University of Toronto, York University and Queen’s University Belfast say they have uncovered evidence of daily weather cycles on planets that exhibit different phases.

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CrazyNeutrino said:

Now, the forecast for worlds outside the solar system:

‘Cloudy for the morning, turning to clear with scorching heat in the afternoon.’

This may sound like a weather report for a summer’s day on Earth, but soon astronomers could be issuing similar forecasts for alien planets.

Now, scientists have come a step closer to this goal by preparing basic weather forecasts for six exoplanets using data from the Kepler space telescope.

The University of Toronto, York University and Queen’s University Belfast say they have uncovered evidence of daily weather cycles on planets that exhibit different phases.

more…

Shit that’s gunna be real handy when I’m going to Alpha Centauri to buy a slab of piss, if the weather is crook there I’ll just go to the local shops.

CrazyNeutrino said:

Soon astronomers could be issuing similar forecasts for alien planets. Now, scientists have come a step closer to this goal by preparing basic weather forecasts for six exoplanets using data from the Kepler space telescope.

That’s easy: hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
That’s a 7 day forecast for at least 99% of all Kepler Planets.

For at least 98% of all Kepler Planets, “hot” equates to “hot enough to melt zinc”, above 500 degrees Celsius.
For at least 50% of all kepler Planets, “hot” equates to above 1000 degrees Celsius.