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Aurora Kesseli and her collaborators followed up on three proposed hypotheses from previous work led by Lisa Dang, finding that the hot Jupiter CoRoT-2 b is not tidally locked.
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European Southern Observatory
Who
Aurora Kesseli, Lisa Dang
What
Aurora Kesseli and her collaborators followed up on three proposed hypotheses from previous work led by Lisa Dang, finding that the hot Jupiter CoRoT-2 b is not tidally locked.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:18:00 GMT · 2h 58m ago
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European Southern Observatory ·
Why
This challenges previous assumptions that hot Jupiters, due to their close proximity to host stars, are always tidally locked, indicating a slower rotation speed for CoRoT-2 b.
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This discovery redefines understanding of hot Jupiter characteristics, suggesting current planetary formation models may need refinement for exoplanets, potentially influencing future searches for habitable zones around M dwarf stars.
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2 events in this thread- Health & Science2h 58m agoAurora Kesseli's paper, submitted for publication in The Astronomical Journal, uses new spectroscopic data from the Very Large Telescope to follow up on hypotheses regarding a unique hot Jupiter.Open article
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