Evaporation of HD 189733b's Atmosphere (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Evaporation of HD 189733b's Atmosphere

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This artist's rendering illustrates the evaporation of HD 189733b's atmosphere in response to a powerful eruption from its host star. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope detected the escaping gases and NASA's Swift satellite caught the stellar flare.

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(Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center)

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