Sized planet about 1.4
times larger than Jupiter is captivated by its own star for a solid veil of
gas, according to new observations made space telescope "Hubble".
The planet WASP-b is a
gas giant, spinning dangerously close to its parent star so that its
evaporation created a dense cloud of gas that does not pass light.
This cloud
is rich in magnesium, which makes it difficult to follow in the near-UV region
of the spectrum, and makes the system almost invisible in the optical range.
A new study by
scientists and members of the British consortium Wide Angle Search for Planets
(WASP) in cooperation with specialist’s spectrograph Cosmic Origins
Spectrograph, installed on the "Hubble", found that magnesium-rich
cloud blocked the light, while the star absorbed the remnants of the giant
planet. Astronomers say it is a "sneak eating" is observed for the
first time.
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