What if a planet absorbed almost all light?
Meet TrES-2b, the darkest planet ever discovered.
It reflects less than 1% of light.
That means it’s darker than coal or black paint.
Scientists think its atmosphere is filled with light-absorbing chemicals.
So if you looked at it from space…
You’d …
What if a planet absorbed almost all light?
Meet TrES-2b, the darkest planet ever discovered.
It reflects less than 1% of light.
That means it’s darker than coal or black paint.
Scientists think its atmosphere is filled with light-absorbing chemicals.
So if you looked at it from space…
You’d barely see anything.
Just a ghostly red glow in the darkness