The first direct measurements of exoplanet magnetic fields reveal that ultra-hot Jupiters possess strong magnetism that shapes their atmospheres and may provide new insights into planetary habitability. Astronomers have achieved a major advance in the study of worlds beyond our Solar System by estimating the strength of the magnetic fields surrounding seven ultra-hot Jupiters. The [...]

HD 80606b has one of the most extreme orbits of any known exoplanet and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope just caught it getting flash-fried as it whipped past its star.

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