Astronomers have measured the wind speeds on a faraway world and found that they without comparison, not only to anything on Earth but also in the Solar System. Exoplanet WASP-127b is a hot Jupiter, a gas giant planet orbiting very close to its star.

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet stream of its kind ever measured on a planet.

Astronomers have found winds on a distant world that blow at a phenomenal 5.6 miles per second (9 kilometers per second), or 20,500 miles per hour (33,000 kilometers per hour) — the fastest winds ever measured on a planet.

Astronomers have uncovered a jaw-dropping phenomenon on the distant gas giant WASP-127b: supersonic winds moving at an astonishing speed of 33,000 kilometers per hour (20,500 miles per hour). This discovery sets a new record for the fastest winds ever detected on a planet,

Beyond our solar system, a bizarre world is raging with unimaginable winds. WASP-127b is a gas giant located over 500 light-years away from the Earth. It is unlike anything astronomers have seen before.