Astronomers discover planet has been hiding 350,0000-mile-long tail

Astronomers discover planet has been hiding 350,0000-mile-long tail

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Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic planet has been hiding a 350,0000-mile-long tail as its atmosphere seeps away. The exoplanet known as WASP-69 is gargantuan—roughly the size of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system—and is about 160 light-years from Earth. It is sometimes…

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