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Novel Physics of Escaping Secondary Atmospheres May Shape the Cosmic Shoreline

Recent James Webb Space Telescope observations of cool, rocky exoplanets reveal a probable lack of thick atmospheres, suggesting prevalent escape of the secondary atmospheres formed after losing primordial hydrogen.

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