Space scientists reveal planet getting “roasted” by extreme heat

An illustration of exoplanet HD 80606 being roasted as its orbit approaches periastron, the point at which it is closest to its host star, which is similar to our Sun. (NASA/ESA/CSA/J. Olmsted (STScI) via SWNS)

By Dean Murray

Space scientists have revealed a planet getting "roasted" by extreme heat.

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(NASA/JPL-Caltech via SWNS)

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