![An artist's impression of likely new giant planet PTFO8-8695 b, which is believed to orbit a star in the constellation Orion every 11 hours. Gravity from the newborn star appears to be pulling away the outer layers of the Jupiter-like planet. Credit: Image by A. Passwaters/Rice University based on original available under CC license at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kepler-70b.png (By Skyhawk92 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons)](https://images.sciencedaily.com/2016/06/160609115302_1_540x360.jpg "Click to enlarge")
An artist’s impression of likely new giant planet PTFO8-8695 b, which is believed to orbit a star in the constellation Orion every 11 hours. Gravity from the newborn star appears to be pulling away the outer layers of the Jupiter-like planet. Credit: Image by A. Passwaters/Rice University based on original available under CC license at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kepler-70b.png (By Skyhawk92 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons)
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