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WASP-121b May Have Formed Much Closer to Its Parent Star than Previously Believed Possible


Astronomers using the Immersion GRating INfrared Spectrograph (IGRINS) instrument on the Gemini South telescope have examined the atmosphere of WASP-121b, one of the most extensively studied ultra-hot Jupiters.

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