Top 5 Strangest and Most Terrifying Planets in the Universe

HD 189733 b: winds up to 5,400 mph — that’s seven times the speed of sound. The blue comes from an atmosphere containing silicate particles, making it possible to rain glass sideways during its vicious winds. Credit: NASA

Exoplanets are defined as planets orbiting other stars outside of our own solar system. They come in a huge variety, from beautiful Earth-like environments to worlds nicknamed “hell planets” for their merciless surfaces. You’ll find everything from planets made of diamond to planets in a deep freeze. Planets so close to their stars that their mass is being ripped away every second and…