Hubble Sees Evaporating Planet Getting The Hiccups
Hubble Sees Evaporating Planet Getting The Hiccups

A young planet whirling around a petulant red dwarf star is changing in unpredictable ways orbit-by-orbit.

It is so close to its parent star that it experiences a consistent, torrential blast of energy, which evaporates its hydrogen atmosphere – causing it to puff off the planet.