hot Jupiter
Americannoun
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The mini-Neptune was found orbiting alongside a hot Jupiter, something astronomers rarely see.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
According to the researchers, both the mini-Neptune and the hot Jupiter probably formed much farther away from their star, in a colder region of the system's early disk of gas and dust.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
Silicates are exceptionally common — all the rocky bodies in the solar system are made from them, and silicates have previously been detected in the atmospheres of hot Jupiter exoplanets before.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
Kelt-11b is a hot Jupiter that was first reported in 2017 with the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
Huitson, C. M. Gemini/GMOS transmission spectral survey: complete optical transmission spectrum of the hot Jupiter WASP-4b.
From Nature ● May 6, 2018
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