# A Planet Mysteriously Vanished While Astronomers Were Watching, Now They Finally Know What Happened

A Planet Mysteriously Vanished While Astronomers Were Watching, Now They Finally Know What Happened

via [The Debrief](https://thedebrief.org/a-planet-mysteriously-vanished-while-astronomers-were-watching-now-they-finally-know-what-happened/)

TOI-2535 b vanished from astronomers' observations. The hot Jupiter gas giant was observed by astronomers from 2019 until March 2026, when it failed to appear after a series of shorter and shallower transits. Astronomers now believe they know what happened to the planet, located nearly 1,000 light-years from Earth.

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