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Eva-Maria Ahrer

1 articles · 8 co-authors · latest: 2026-06-17

A Planet's Rotation Revealed Its Fiery Secrets

Astronomers studied WASP-121 b, a gas giant always facing its star with one side. As the planet transited the star, they detected changes in light absorption: the eastern limb was hotter than the western, which destroys water and leaves carbon monoxide. This opens a method for scanning weather on su
arXiv:2606.19487 · 2026-06-17