See The Atmosphere Being Stripped From A Neptune-sized Exoplanet
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 00:20
in Astronomy & Space
An immense cloud of hydrogen has been observed dispersing from the warm, Neptune-sized planet Gliese 436b orbiting nearby star Gliese 436. The enormous gaseous tail of the planet is about 50 times the size of the parent star. A phenomenon this large has never before been seen around such a small exoplanet. read more