Why are there no hot Neptunes? Atmospheric escape could be the culprit

Unknown December 31, 2018 0

There is an notable absence of hot planets the size of Neptune. New research suggests that this may be due to atmospheric escape: the loss of atmospheric gases like hydrogen into space because of the energy of nearby stars.

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