The planet that’s too close to its sun
AUG 31, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023642
latimes.com : Scientists have discovered a planet that shouldn’t probably exist.The planet is known as a “hot Jupiter,” a gas giant orbiting the star Wasp-18 , about 330 light-years from Earth. The planet, Wasp-18b , is so close to the star that it completes a full orbit (its “year”) in less than an Earth day, according to the research, which was published in the journal Nature . Related Link An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b
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