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‘Hot Neptune’ exoplanet discovered that’s so scorching its atmosphere ‘shouldn’t exist’ – Mirror Online
Researchers from the University of Kansas have analysed the planet, dubbed LTT 9779b, and say that its surface temperature is over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit
Scientists have discovered a mysterious exoplanet dubbed a hot Neputne thats so scorching its atmosphere shouldnt exist.
Researchers from the University of Kansas have analysed the planet, dubbed LTT 9779b.
Ian Crossfield, who led the study, said: This planet is so intensely irradiated by its star that its temperature is over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit and its atmosphere could have evaporated entirely. Yet, our Spitzer observations show us its atmosphere via the infrared light the planet emits.
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