An artist's conceptual rendering of interactions between an exoplanet and its star. (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

An artist's conceptual rendering of interactions between an exoplanet and its star.

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An artist's conceptual rendering of interactions between an exoplanet and its star. Plasma emitted from the star is deflected by the exoplanet's magnetic field. That interaction perturbs the star’s magnetic field and generates auroras on the star and radio waves.

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Alice Kitterman/National Science Foundation

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