Helium discovered in the tail of an exoplanet

Drake Deming ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 557, issue 7703, 35-36

Abstract: As the exoplanet WASP-107b orbits its host star, its atmosphere escapes to form a comet-like tail. Helium atoms detected in the escaping gases give astronomers a powerful tool for investigating exoplanetary atmospheres.

Keywords: Astronomy and astrophysics; Planetary science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-04969-6

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