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Astronomers Detect Clearest Signs Yet of Magnetic Fields on Extrasolar Planets


By tracking fierce winds racing through the atmospheres of seven ultra-hot Jupiters, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that magnetic fields shape weather on worlds beyond our Solar System.

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