Queensland researchers have discovered a planet containing summer temperatures that reach 2000 degrees as well as having aluminium rain in winter.

The Queensland researchers, who formed part of an international team led by Pennsylvania State University, have found the gaseous exoplanet TOI-3362 b spans 200 light years from Earth and  it's extreme seasons are caused by an elliptical orbit. 

The discovery will help scientists understand how the hottest gas giants are formed.