Hot Jupiter Rising: A Planet’s Remarkable Transformation

Planet’s wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape. A team of astronomers has discovered a juvenile planet, TIC 241249530 b, which is transitioning into a hot Jupiter. This planet, in a unique eccentric and retrograde orbit, is a key to understanding the dynamic processes that transform distant, icy giants into [...]

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