Extrasolar planet has a long hydrogen 'tail.'
Astronomers in France, Arizona and Switzerland have discovered a 124,000-mi.-long tail of atomic hydrogen extended from an extrasolar planet 150 light years from Earth. The planet, HD 209458b, has already given researchers their first look at the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet with Hubble Space...
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