350,000-mile tail found on Jupiter-like planet outside solar system

Scientists have found that a planet outside of our solar system has a comet like tail, providing clues into how planets evolve over time.

WASP-69b, a planet similar to Jupiter discovered 10 years ago, was found by a team lead by UCLA astrophysicists to have a tail of at least 350,000 miles comprised of gasses from the planet’s atmosphere. The research was published in the Astrophysical Journal

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News Source: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/10/planet-tail-discovered-outside-solar-system/72178970007/