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WASP-178 b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant planet that orbits extremely close to its parent star, resulting in scorching atmospheric temperatures. New high-resolution optical observations of the planet’s dayside reveal a thermal inversion, a state where the temperature in the upper atmosphere increases with altitude, opposite to the expected cooling trend. These findings help clarify the complex, three-dimensional processes driving extreme weather on such worlds. To study the atmosphere,...