New Exoplanet Orbits Closely To Its Sun But Defies Death
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that still orbits closely around its sun when it should have been consumed a long time ago. The gas planet named WASP-18b, which is 10 times the mass of Jupiter and 330 light-years from Earth, is perplexing astronomers because of its ability to resist crashing into the star, WASP-18, it orbits in one Earth day.

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New Exoplanet Orbits Closely To Its Sun But Defies Death








