US EditionChandra Spots Distant Baby Planet Losing Its Atmosphere Under Intense X-ray Assault
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Astronomers have discovered a young, infant planet outside our solar system that is shrinking as it passes so close to its parent star that it is blasting X-rays through its atmosphere at an alarming rate.
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Spots Young Planet Losing Size Due to Host Star’s Intense X-rays - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information
Huntsville, AL - A baby planet is shrinking from the size of Jupiter with a thick atmosphere to a small, barren world, according to a new study from
Chandra Spots Distant Baby Planet Losing Its Atmosphere Under Intense X-ray Assault
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a rare glimpse of TOI 1227 b, a young, Jupiter-sized exoplanet losing its atmosphere under intense stellar radiation. Just 8 million years old, the planet is shrinking rapidly as X-rays strip away its mass. Scientists warn it may become a barren rocky core in about a billion years.
At 400 light-years, an exoplanet is engaged in a macabre dance with its star. By itself triggering violent stellar eruptions, it condemns itself to a slow evaporation.
NASA’s Chandra Spots Rapidly Shrinking Young Exoplanet in Cosmic Meltdown - Get World Wide Update with Hourly Prime News
The universe is full of mysteries, and recent groundbreaking observations by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed one of the most astonishing phenomena in recent times — a young exoplanet undergoing a rapid and unprecedented meltdown. This discovery not only challenges existing theories of planetary formation and evolution but also offers unprecedented insights into the volatile environments surrounding nascent planets. Let’s delve int…
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