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Being bombarded with so much high-energy radiation does not bode well for HIP 67522 b. The planet is similar in size to Jupiter but has the density of candy floss, making it one of the wispiest exoplanets ever found.

Over time, the radiation carried by the flares is eroding away the planet’s wispy atmosphere, meaning it is losing mass much faster than we thought. In the next 100 million years, HIP 67522 b could go from an almost Jupiter-sized planet to a much smaller Neptune-sized planet.

(Image Credit: 
Janine Fohlmeister (Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam))

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Learn about new observations that reveal an exoplanet is destroying itself by cuddling up to its host star, in an astronomical first.

A Clingy, Cotton Candy Exoplanet Is Causing Its Host Star to Flare Up

wasp-121b

Learn more about WASP-121b, the exoplanet so hot it could vaporize iron. 

JWST Dives Deep into the Ultra-Hot Exoplanet WASP-121b 

(Image Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory)

Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe. 

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Captured This Cotton Candy Nebula, Here's What it Will Capture Next 

The British Royal Regalia - Crown Jewels (Image Credit: Lwsi Cox/Shutterstock) 

The British Royal Regalia - Crown Jewels

What is the British Royal Regalia? Learn more about the British Crown Jewels and how they are replaced medieval renditions after anti-monarchists destroyed them. 

More than 100 Items in the British Royal Regalia Symbolize Power and Tradition Through the Ages

Theropod footprints similar to the ones uncovered in this story, but not associated with this study. (Image Credit: Brendon Stinson/Shutterstock) 

theropod prints

Dancing dinosaurs? Learn what dinosaur tracks tell us about theropod dance and mating moves. 

Theropod Dinosaurs Met to Dance, Mate, and Nest in Colorado About 100 Million Years Ago

Ladybug up close, sense of smell

Can you smell bugs? Learn more about how our sense of smell work, and why that can lead some to be able to smell insects. 

Can You Really Smell an Insect? Some Say They Have a Nose for Bugs, While Others Don't 

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