Supersonic winds rage on planet over 500 light-years from Earth

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth.

In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying weather on the planet since 2016 said findings show this "is the fastest wind ever measured in a jetstream that goes around a planet."

"This is something we haven't seen before," said Lisa Nortmann, a scientist at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and lead author of the study.