Exoplanet WASP-69b Uncovered A 350,000-Mile-Long Comet-Like Tail

Name: Exoplanet WASP-69b Uncovered A 350,000-Mile-Long Comet-Like Tail
Uploaded: 2026-10-17T22:02:04+00:00
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Channel: Space.com
Description: Observations of Exoplanet WASP-69b has uncovered a 350,000-mile-long comet-like tail. The tail is a result of its escaping atmosphere. Credit: Space.com | animation: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko | edited by Steve Spaleta

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Observations of Exoplanet WASP-69b has uncovered a 350,000-mile-long comet-like tail. The tail is a result of its escaping atmosphere.

Credit: Space.com | animation: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko | edited by Steve Spaleta