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Watch elephant seals cover themselves in sand on California beach. There's a reason

Elephant seals cover themselves in sand to cool down and regulate their body temperature.

The sand also works as a sunscreen for the seals, protecting them from getting burned. [ more ]

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OMG science

A gas giant planet called WASP-107b has clouds made of sand, according to observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The sand in the clouds of WASP-107b acts like water on Earth, falling towards the planet's hotter interior and evaporating to form clouds again.

This discovery provides evidence of the variety of bizarre clouds that can exist beyond our solar system. [ more ]

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OMG science

A gas giant planet called WASP-107b has clouds made of sand, according to observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The sand in the clouds of WASP-107b acts like water on Earth, falling towards the planet's hotter interior and evaporating to form clouds again.

This discovery provides evidence of the variety of bizarre clouds that can exist beyond our solar system. [ more ]

www.npr.org

OMG science

A gas giant planet called WASP-107b has clouds made of sand, according to observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The sand in the clouds of WASP-107b acts like water on Earth, falling towards the planet's hotter interior and evaporating to form clouds again.

This discovery provides evidence of the variety of bizarre clouds that can exist beyond our solar system. [ more ]

www.npr.org

OMG science

A gas giant planet called WASP-107b has clouds made of sand, according to observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The sand in the clouds of WASP-107b acts like water on Earth, falling towards the planet's hotter interior and evaporating to form clouds again.

This discovery provides evidence of the variety of bizarre clouds that can exist beyond our solar system. [ more ]