A Scorching Planet Grew Two Tails ⚡ экспресс
Original: "A complex structure of escaping helium spanning more than half the orbit of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121\,b"
The James Webb Telescope caught a scorching planet turning into a comet for the first time: its atmosphere boils off, creating two giant helium tails.
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Who knew planets could look like comets? The Webb telescope spotted two gas tails on the blazing giant WASP-121b: one plunges into the star, the other flies away. This discovery reshapes our view of how stars vaporize their worlds.
🎯 The unique glow of helium lets us peek into the uppermost, bloated layers of exoplanet atmospheres—regions where ordinary light can't reach.