Helium Streams Observed on Super-Puff Exoplanet

Helium Streams Observed on Super-Puff Exoplanet
By Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://ift.tt/DbtA1Nz)

What can an exoplanet leaking helium teach astronomers about the formation and evolution of exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as an international team of scientists investigated atmospheric escape on a puffy exoplanet. This study has the potential to help scientists better understand the formation and evolution of gas giant planets, specifically with many gas giant planets observed orbiting extremely close to their stars.

December 4, 2025 at 09:59AM
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