Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Joel Kontinen
This Jupiter-size object is 80 times hotter than the
sun
Our solar system is really special, compared to other systems.
Take for instance the exoplanet that will give not life to the little green men.
“Some stars get hot, hotter than the sun. A newly
discovered star system is breaking records — and helping scientists unravel the
mysteries of an extreme type of planet known as hot Jupiters. In a paper
published Aug. 14 in the journal Nature Astronomy, researchers describe
how the system could help further our understanding of worlds beyond our solar
system.
A newly discovered star system is breaking records —
and helping scientists unravel the mysteries of an extreme type of planet known
as hot Jupiters. In a paper published Aug. 14 in the journal Nature
Astronomy, researchers describe how the system could help further our
understanding of worlds beyond our solar system.”
Source:
Joanna Thompson 2023 Bizarre 'failed star' the size of Jupiter is 2,000 degrees hotter than the sun | Live Science August 18
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