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3 months agoJWST catches star vaporizing the hottest rocky exoplanets
Planetary formation and characteristics are heavily influenced by location within a stellar system.
Eratosthenesâ method for calculating Earthâs circumference in the 3rd century BCE set the stage for future astronomical concepts, illustrating how early insights shaped modern science.
In fact, we've discovered a few systems that are so extreme, the planets that orbit them are in the process of disintegrating: where the heat, winds, and radiation from the parent star actually blows part of the planet itself away.