Astronomy
The Influence of Stellar Winds on the Atmospheres of Exoplanets
Quick fact
Some hot Jupiters lose up to 100,000 tonnes of gas per second due to intense stellar winds and high-energy radiation from their host stars.
Why this is interesting
You have probably seen images of comet tails streaming away from the Sun, but imagine a planet’s entire atmosphere being blown away like that. Which exoplanets are most at risk, and could Earth ever face such a fate?