ब्रह्मांड में मिली वो अजीब दुनिया जहां उबल रहा है वायुमंडल, पीछे छूट रही गैस की दो लकीरें. WASP-121b का आर्टिस्टिक इलस्ट्रेशन (Photo credit: B. Gougeon/UdeM)
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News1811-12-2025, 23:25

JWST reveals WASP-121b: Hot Jupiter with two baffling helium tails.

  • JWST discovered WASP-121b, a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet, challenging scientific understanding.
  • The planet, also called 'Tylos', has an extreme temperature of 4200°F (2300°C) and a 30-hour year.
  • WASP-121b exhibits two massive helium tails, formed by atmospheric escape, observed in unprecedented detail.
  • One tail trails the planet, while the other mysteriously leads it, baffling scientists and current models.
  • The tails are exceptionally long, extending 100 times the planet's width and three times the star-planet distance.

Why It Matters: WASP-121b's two helium tails challenge existing exoplanet atmospheric escape models.

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