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Stars and solar physics

Stars and solar physics

Stellar magnetic fields may give doomed exoplanets a temporary reprieve

23 May 2024 Isabelle Dumé
Artist's conception of the exoplanet WASP-12b. The exoplanet appears as a small sphere glowing red-hot, very close to a large yellow star
Wave goodbye: Artist's conception of the exoplanet WASP-12b as it spirals inwards towards its host star. (Courtesy: NASA/ESA/G Bacon)
The fate of so-called “hot Jupiter” exoplanets is as fiery as it is inevitable. Over billions of

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