James Webb catches an exoplanet losing its atmosphere in real time
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James Webb catches an exoplanet losing its atmosphere in real time
Astronomers have captured the most dramatic view yet of a planet losing its atmosphere, watching the ultra-hot gas giant WASP-121b for an entire orbit with the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a single stream of escaping gas, the planet is wrapped in two colossal helium tails—one trailing behind like a comet, the other stretching ahead toward its star.
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to provide us with the most intriguing features of the farthest exoplanets. An international team led by the University of Arizona observed WASP-107b, a gas planet located about 200 light years away from the Earth, and discovered a totally unexpected atmospheric asymmetry between ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAddict app for iPhone a…
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