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Missing Signal From Hot Exoplanets May Have Uncovered a Hidden Secret

Missing Signal From Hot Exoplanets May Have Uncovered a Hidden Secret

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Missing Signal From Hot Exoplanets May Have Uncovered a Hidden Secret

Have you ever stared at the night sky and thought about what mysteries could be lurking in the vast, quiet spaces between stars? Astronomers for years have been pointing their telescopes towards bright, hot planets outside our solar system, quite sure they would hear a great cosmic noise. To their surprise, the universe responded with a mysterious silence. The silence in radio waves might be hinting at a protective shield of these near-star giant planets, based on an exciting Nature Astronomy article, "Magnetic Field Strengths of Hot Giant Exoplanets Consistent With Solar System Values."
 

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