WASP-121b May Have Formed Much Closer to Its Parent Star than Previously Believed Possible

WASP-121b May Have Formed Much Closer to Its Parent Star than Previously Believed Possible
This artist’s illustration shows WASP-121b, an alien world that is losing magnesium and iron gas from its atmosphere. Image credit: NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted, STScI.

Astronomers using the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph (IGRINS) instrument on the Gemini South telescope have examined the atmosphere of WASP-121b, one of the most extensively studied ultra-hot Jupiters.

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 Astronomers using the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph (IGRINS) instrument on the Gemini South telescope have examined the atmosphere of WASP-121b, one of the most extensively studied ultra-hot Jupiters.
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