Artist’s illustration of hot Jupiter with magnetic field (IMAGE)

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Artist’s illustration of hot Jupiter with magnetic field

Caption

This artist’s illustration shows the magnetic activity around a hot Jupiter exoplanet. Hot Jupiters have one side that is always facing their host star and is scorching hot, whereas the other side is extremely cold. This steep temperature difference creates fast winds that blow from the day side to the night side. The planet’s magnetic field, shown here with blue lines, can slow these winds down.

Credit

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick

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