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The hot Jupiter exoplanet Halla could once have orbited two stars that interacted via mass transfer. Image credit: Tobias Roetsch / gtgraphics.de.

Close-In Giant Exoplanet Escapes Engulfment by Its Red-Giant Host

Jun 28, 2023 by News Staff

The giant planet 8 Ursae Minoris b (also known as Halla) orbits the core-helium-burning red giant star 8 Ursae Minoris (Baekdu). At a distance of only...