NGTS-13 b is a sizzling hot world orbiting the star NGTS-13, discovered in 2021 by the clever team behind the Next-Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). This exoplanet was spotted using the transit method, where it politely dips in front of its star, giving astronomers a cosmic wink detectable by the NGTS’s sharp CCD array right here on Earth. While details like its exact distance from us remain a bit mysterious, NGTS-13 b is known to be a classic “hot Jupiter” — a gas giant scorched by the relentless heat of its close star. Imagine a giant world where clouds might be made of molten metal or other wild stuff, all sizzling under an alien sun in a faraway corner of our galaxy!
