A new study could explain the ‘missing’ exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes. Some exoplanets seem to be losing their atmospheres and shrinking. In a new study using NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers find evidence of a possible cause: The cores of these planets are pushing away their atmospheres from the inside out. Exoplanets (planets […]
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Kepler / K2, Exoplanet Science, Exoplanets, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Neptune-Like Exoplanets, Super-Earth Exoplanets
Posted on
November 15, 2023
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