Our solar system’s eight planets lack a pink one. Yet, NASA’s international team managed to capture an image of a pink planet outside our solar system using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii.
The exoplanet GJ 504b, a gas giant about four times Jupiter’s size, lies 57 light-years from Earth in the Virgo constellation. This beautiful pink planet orbits a star similar to our sun. The images of this planet are stunning.
GJ 504b Characteristics
The planet GJ 504b is made of pink gas and glows brightly due to its intense heat of 460°F. Formed about 160 million years ago, it still gives off enough heat to appear pink. NASA describes its color as “a dark cherry blossom” or “a dull magenta.”
What Would It Feel Like To Stand On GJ 504b?
If you stood on GJ 504b, you’d be vaporized by extreme heat and pressure. Even the most durable space suit wouldn’t protect you. This pink planet couldn’t sustain life. Its gravity is ten times stronger than Earth’s!