This Exoplanet Has Been Hiding a Big Secret: A 350,000-Mile-Long Tail
Astrophysicists studying the exoplanet WASP-69b have discovered it possesses a comet-like tail, seven times longer than the planet itself. This phenomenon occurs as the planet’s gaseous atmosphere is stripped away and elongated by its perilously close orbit to a hot star and the influence of stellar winds. This real-time observation offers insights into the evolutionary processes of thousands of other planets in our galaxy (Artist’s impression). Credit: SciTechDaily.comScientists state that this discovery offers a rare…