This Exoplanet Is So Hot, It's 'Boiling Off' Its Atmosphere

Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 06:40 in Astronomy & Space

The hottest known exoplanet is so hot that its atmosphere is "boiling off" and the escaping gas is being captured by its nearby host star, a new study shows.

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