Famously Hot Exoplanet's Upper Atmosphere Is Strangely Cold | Video
1,604 views · Published 27 June 2012 · 1:37 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology
One of the first exoplanets to be discovered, Tau Boötis b, has revealed a chilly shell 'hot Jupiter' type atmosphere. Europe's Very Large Telescope (VLT) caught the scene, here also embellished as an artist's impression.
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