Hubble discovers a rare exoplanet evaporating at a rate faster than ever seen before

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Scientists estimate that the exoplanet has already lost up to 35 per cent of its mass over its lifetime

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet evaporating at a rate faster than ever observed before. The exoplanet, called GJ 3470b, sits in the Cancer constellation, and was found by an international ...

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