This 'hot jupiter' alien planet is dancing with death with its 18-hour year

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 07:50 in Astronomy & Space

A newly found planet orbits so close to its parent star that it's close to being torn apart by the tidal forces induced by gravity.

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