Astronomers spot helium on exoplanet for first time

in photography •  7 years ago 

imageA big, puffy planet orbiting a small, bright star in the constellation Virgo is leaking helium into space. It’s the first time astronomers have spotted the element on a planet beyond the Solar System, after more than a decade of searching.

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