Astronomers Spot “Death Wish” Planet That’s Slowly Killing Itself

A close-in exoplanet is triggering stellar flares and self-destructing. This is the first direct evidence of planet-star magnetic interaction. Astronomers working with the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have observed an exoplanet that appears to be setting off powerful radiation flares from its host star. These intense bursts are stripping the planet’s thin atmosphere, gradually [...]

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