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Gemini South Confirms Long-Suspected Link Between the Composition of Exoplanets and Their Host Stars

Almost 320 light-years away in the Libra constellation lies WASP-189b, an exoplanet known as an ultra-hot Jupiter (UHJ). UHJs have temperatures high enough to vaporize rock-forming elements like magnesium (Mg), […]

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