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New data from the Very Large Telescope suggests the hot Jupiter CoRoT-2 b rotates much slower than other hot Jupiters, explaining its westward winds.
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Pasadena, California
Who
Emily Rauscher, Aurora Kesseli, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, Lisa Dang
What
New data from the Very Large Telescope suggests the hot Jupiter CoRoT-2 b rotates much slower than other hot Jupiters, explaining its westward winds.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:50:00 GMT · 3h 33m ago
Where
Pasadena, California ·
Why
Astronomers have been puzzled by CoRoT-2 b's westward winds, which contradict theoretical predictions for hot Jupiters.
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How this affects you
This discovery challenges previous assumptions that all hot Jupiters are tidally locked with eastward winds, suggesting a one-size-fits-all model does not work and improving the understanding of exoplanets beyond our solar system.
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