Thursday, October 16, 2008

Hottest Planet Ever Discovered

A planet called WASP-12b is the hottest planet ever discovered (about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,200 degrees Celsius), and orbits its star faster and closer in than any other known world.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081016/sc_space/hottestplaneteverdiscovered

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-12b

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/15/hottest-ever-exoplanet-discovered-wasp-12b/

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