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Oddball Planet raises questions about Origins of ‘Hot Jupiters’

HD 80606 b (rendered here) stands out amid the hundreds of exoplanets discovered recently because of its highly eccentric orbit. Researchers have studied how the planet's temperature changes as it approaches, sweeps by, and moves away from its star. HD 80606 b (rendered here) stands out amid the hundreds of exoplanets discovered recently because of its highly eccentric orbit. Researchers have studied how the planet's temperature changes as it approaches, sweeps by, and moves away from its star. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers and JPL

HD 80606 b (rendered here) stands out amid the hundreds of exoplanets discovered recently because of its highly eccentric orbit. Researchers have studied how the planet’s temperature changes as it approaches, sweeps by, and moves away from its star. HD 80606 b (rendered here) stands out amid the hundreds of exoplanets discovered recently because of its highly eccentric orbit. Researchers have studied how the planet’s temperature changes as it approaches, sweeps by, and moves away from its star. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers and JPL

Observations of an extreme-weather planet raise questions about hot Jupiters’ origins. Scientists have observed an exoplanet by the name of HD 80606 b...

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