NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet Is Shrinking

NASA’s Chandra Discovers Young Exoplanet Diminishing in Size

A Star’s Unrelenting X-Ray Assault on a Young Planet: A Cosmic Drama Unfolding In the vast expanses of the universe, a remarkable celestial event is capturing the attention of astronomers and scientists alike. A star, identified as TOI 1227, is emitting a powerful stream of X-rays that is slowly stripping away the atmosphere of a […]

NASA's Chandra Finds Baby Exoplanet is Shrinking

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Chandra Finds That Young Exoplanet TOI 1227 b Is Shrinking - Astrobiology

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 NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This transformation is happening as the host star unleashes a barrage of X-rays that is tearing the young planet’s atmosphere away at an enormous rate. The […] The post Chandra Finds That Young Exoplanet TOI 1227 b Is Shrinking appeared first on Astrobiology.