[Interview] An Exoplanet With A Comet-Like Giant Tail

Recently astronomers made an unexpected discovery. They found a planet called WASP-69b with a giant comet-like gas tail that was bigger than ever. What's causing such behaviour and what can we learn about hot Jupiters? Finding out with Dakota Tyler from the University of LA.📜 WASP-69b's Escaping Envelope Is Confined to a Tail Extending at Least 7 Rphttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ad11d0👉 Weekly Space Hangout playlist:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSzmIOQZ9aanpwIW74qBHypy2n_BIe54_🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday📚 Suggest books in the book club:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club00:00 Intro01:24 Planet with a tail13:14 Hot Jupiters 18:13 What's next for planets with tails26:15 Current obsessions32:24 Final thoughts and more interviews📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/0RSZCNVskcQ📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast