Observations of the exoplanet HD 209458 b have revealed that it is rapidly losing the outermost layers of its atmosphere. Why?
A) the gravitational attraction of its star
B) the gravitational attraction of a nearby planet
C) collisions with small bodies
D) heating from its star
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