A Neptune-class exoplanet has been found with its atmosphere stripped away
What happens when a giant planet gets stripped of its atmosphere? It leaves behind a giant core, rich in iron and other metals. A team using NASA’s TESS mission recently found such a remnant core, orbiting a star just 730 light-years away. The newly discovered exoplanet known as TOI 849 b is a strange one …
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