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Chandra Spots Distant Baby Planet Losing Its Atmosphere Under Intense X-ray Assault
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a rare glimpse of TOI 1227 b, a young, Jupiter-sized exoplanet losing its atmosphere under intense stellar radiation. Just 8 million years old, the planet is shrinking rapidly as X-rays strip away its mass. Scientists warn it may become a barren rocky core in about a billion years.
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Young Exoplanet Spotted Shedding Atmosphere Under Stellar Radiation
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have captured a dramatic cosmic event: a baby exoplanet, TOI 1227 b, is being stripped of its atmosphere by powerful X-rays from its host star. Only 8 million years old and orbiting a red dwarf, this Jupiter-sized planet is losing gas at a rate equal to Earth’s entire atmosphere every ...
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A Planet with a Death Wish: How HIP 67522 b Is Forcing Its Star to Explode
NASA-backed astronomers have identified HIP 67522 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its star, causing massive magnetic explosions. For the first time, a planet has been shown to trigger solar flares on its host star, highlighting a new era in exoplanet and stellar magnetic research.
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Rare Jupiter-Sized Planet Discovered Using Phenomenon First Predicted by Einstein
AT2021uey b orbits a small and dim M dwarf star and completes its orbit every 4,170 days.
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Astronomers Discover New Earth-Sized Planet Orbiting Jupiter-Sized Red Dwarf Star
This new extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is named Speculoos-3b and is located relatively close to the Earth, just 55 light-years away.
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James Webb Telescope Discovers Jupiter-Sized 'Fluffy' Planet Where Sand Falls As Rain
This planet's atmosphere functions similarly to Earth's water cycle, but with sand instead of water.
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James Webb Telescope Spots Jupiter-Sized Objects Floating In Space, Astronomers Clueless
Around 40 pairs of these objects were identified by the James Webb Space Telescope during a survey of the Orion Nebula.
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Temperatures on These Exoplanets Are Melting Rocks, NASA Hubble Space Telescope Reveals
NASA scientists have found planets where the temperature goes past 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (roughly 1650 degrees Celsius), enough to melt even titanium. The two planets cited are WASP-178b, an exoplanet 1300 light-years away, and KELT-20b, a massive Jupiter-sized exoplanet 400 light-years away.
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Jupiter-Sized Planet Found in Triple-Star System
Known planets with three stars appearing in their sky are rare - the new discovery is just the fourth and the closest one yet.
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Chandra Spots Distant Baby Planet Losing Its Atmosphere Under Intense X-ray Assault
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a rare glimpse of TOI 1227 b, a young, Jupiter-sized exoplanet losing its atmosphere under intense stellar radiation. Just 8 million years old, the planet is shrinking rapidly as X-rays strip away its mass. Scientists warn it may become a barren rocky core in about a billion years.
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Young Exoplanet Spotted Shedding Atmosphere Under Stellar Radiation
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have captured a dramatic cosmic event: a baby exoplanet, TOI 1227 b, is being stripped of its atmosphere by powerful X-rays from its host star. Only 8 million years old and orbiting a red dwarf, this Jupiter-sized planet is losing gas at a rate equal to Earth’s entire atmosphere every ...
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A Planet with a Death Wish: How HIP 67522 b Is Forcing Its Star to Explode
NASA-backed astronomers have identified HIP 67522 b, a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting extremely close to its star, causing massive magnetic explosions. For the first time, a planet has been shown to trigger solar flares on its host star, highlighting a new era in exoplanet and stellar magnetic research.
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Rare Jupiter-Sized Planet Discovered Using Phenomenon First Predicted by Einstein
AT2021uey b orbits a small and dim M dwarf star and completes its orbit every 4,170 days.
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Astronomers Discover New Earth-Sized Planet Orbiting Jupiter-Sized Red Dwarf Star
This new extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is named Speculoos-3b and is located relatively close to the Earth, just 55 light-years away.
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James Webb Telescope Discovers Jupiter-Sized 'Fluffy' Planet Where Sand Falls As Rain
This planet's atmosphere functions similarly to Earth's water cycle, but with sand instead of water.
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James Webb Telescope Spots Jupiter-Sized Objects Floating In Space, Astronomers Clueless
Around 40 pairs of these objects were identified by the James Webb Space Telescope during a survey of the Orion Nebula.
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Temperatures on These Exoplanets Are Melting Rocks, NASA Hubble Space Telescope Reveals
NASA scientists have found planets where the temperature goes past 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (roughly 1650 degrees Celsius), enough to melt even titanium. The two planets cited are WASP-178b, an exoplanet 1300 light-years away, and KELT-20b, a massive Jupiter-sized exoplanet 400 light-years away.
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Jupiter-Sized Planet Found in Triple-Star System
Known planets with three stars appearing in their sky are rare - the new discovery is just the fourth and the closest one yet.
