University of Montreal: Webb Telescope Reveals Double Helium Tails Escaping From a 'Hot Jupiter'
December 08, 2025
December 08, 2025
MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 8 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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Webb telescope reveals double helium tails escaping from a "hot Jupiter"
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope observe a giant planet accompanied by two immense tails of gas extending into space around it, the result of the continuous loss of its atmosphere.
For the first time, scientists have continuously monitored a planet's escap . . .
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Webb telescope reveals double helium tails escaping from a "hot Jupiter"
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope observe a giant planet accompanied by two immense tails of gas extending into space around it, the result of the continuous loss of its atmosphere.
For the first time, scientists have continuously monitored a planet's escap . . .