Why are there no hot Neptunes? Atmospheric escape could be the culprit

There is an notable absence of hot planets the size of Neptune. New research suggests that this may be due to atmospheric escape: the loss of atmospheric gases like hydrogen into space because of the energy of nearby stars.

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