One hundred and sixty light-years from Earth, an exoplanet orbits the star WASP-69. Although it’s been previously studied, astronomers have just confirmed that the blazing-hot world is trailed by a ...

Observations of Exoplanet WASP-69b has uncovered a 350,000-mile-long comet-like tail. The tail is a result of its escaping atmosphere. Credit: Space.com | animation: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam ...

Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy. The star it orbits is ...

Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic planet has been hiding a 350,000-mile-long tail as its atmosphere seeps away. The exoplanet known as WASP-69 is gargantuan—roughly the size of Jupiter, the ...

An artist's impression of the planet orbiting its star with the trail of gas behind it. The planet, called WASP-69b, completes one orbit in less than four days. Adam Makarenko / W. M. Keck Observatory ...

Artist's concept depicts new research that has expanded our understanding of exoplanet WASP-69 b's "tail." NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii have ...

Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet with a long “tail” of gas trailing behind it, not unlike a giant comet. As NASA details in a recent article about the discovery, the planet, dubbed ...

The hot Jupiter WASP-69B is trailing a vast tail that's at least 7 times the width of the planet, scientist say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

New research has shown that the gas giant exoplanet WASP-69 b has a 350,000-mile-long tail of gas trailing in its wake. The gas leaks from the alien world's atmosphere due to the exoplanet's close ...

Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy. The star it orbits is ...

Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy. The star it orbits is ...