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Detailed explanation-1: -The new observations show that, despite the differences in size and distance from the Sun, Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar. Both planets have beams of electrically charged particles flowing out of their atmospheres.

Detailed explanation-2: -WASP-76 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits an F-type star. Its mass is 0.92 Jupiters, it takes 1.8 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.033 AU from its star.

Detailed explanation-3: -WASP-76 is a star about 640 light years from Earth, and is 50% more massive than the Sun and 500°C hotter. The planet, WASP-76b, is 1.8 times wider than Jupiter but only about 90% its mass.