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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
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Aug 14, 2023... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 14, 2023—The search for exoplanets – planets that orbit stars located beyond the borders of our solar system – is a hot topic in astrophysics. Of the various types of exoplanets, one is hot in the literal sense. Hot Jupiters are a class of exoplanets that are physically similar to the gas giant planet Jupiter in our solar system, but unlike “our” Jupiter, these planets orbit very close to their stars, complete a full orbit in days or even hours, and – as their name suggests – have extremely high surface temperatures. While they’re fascinating to the astrophysics community, hot Jupiters are difficult to study because the glare from the nearby stars makes them hard to detect.
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