This warm planet exists in a transitional stage halfway between a “cold” Jupiter and a “hot” Jupiter. Hot Jupiters are exoplanets that orbit scorchingly close to their stars. Cold Jupiters, conversely, stay much farther from their suns, like the Jupiter we have here in our solar system.
Astronomers say figuring out the history behind this warm Jupiter would help them learn more about the way giant planets evolve. Scientists could use the new exoplanet to help determine if hot Jupiters are born close to their suns or if they form farther out and later move inward. The more astronomers learn about Jupiters outside of our solar system, the more they understand our own Jupiter and, by extension, the Milky Way as a whole.
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