Astronomers detect an inflated 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet

An international team of astronomers has discovered a new inflated “hot Jupiter” exoplanet as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The newfound alien world, designated NGTS-21b is about 30% larger and more than two times as massive as Jupiter. The finding was detailed in a paper published October 3 on arXiv.org.


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Source: Phys.org