Dark planet silhouetted in front of a bright whitish sun. 2 long tails of gas are coming off the planet in opposite directions. Bold white and red text says 'Weird ultra-hot, double-tailed planet surprises scientists.'
Dark planet silhouetted in front of a bright whitish sun. 2 long tails of gas are coming off the planet in opposite directions. Bold white text says "'We are only starting to uncover the true complexity of these worlds.' - lead scientist Romain Allart"
Wow! #WASP121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter orbiting so close to its star that intense radiation is blasting its atmosphere into space. Researchers discovered that the planet has 2 enormous comet-like helium tails wrapping around most of its orbit. 🔭
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📸 Benoit Gougeon/ Univ. of Montreal.