Likely new planet may be in slow death spiral
Astronomers searching for the galaxy’s youngest planets have found one unlike any other: a newborn ‘hot Jupiter’ whose outer layers are being pulled away by the star it orbits. Possibly in a slow death spiral, the planet was studied with multiple telescopes including the Kitt Peak 4-m Mayall.
Credit:A. Passwaters/Rice University
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Release date: | June 9, 2016 |
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