Moontanman Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 Mass-loss Leaves Close-in Exoplanets Exposed To The Core ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2009) — An international team of scientists has found that giant exoplanets orbiting very close to their stars could lose a quarter of their mass during their lifetime. The team found that planets that orbit closer than 2% of an Astronomical Unit (AU), the distance between the Earth and the Sun, may lose their atmospheres completely, leaving just their core. Mass-loss Leaves Close-in Exoplanets Exposed To The Core Quote
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