/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11410/all en /newsroom/channels/news/dark-side-extrasolar-planets-share-surprisingly-similar-temperatures-299694 <p>A new study by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University astronomers has found that the temperature on the nightsides of different hot Jupiters is surprisingly uniform, suggesting the dark side of these massive gaseous planets have clouds made of minerals and rocks.  </p> <p>Using data from the Spitzer Space and the Hubble Space telescopes, the researchers from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Space Institute found that the nightside temperature of 12 hot Jupiters they studied was about 800°C. </p> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:51:32 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 186850 at /newsroom