Weird Alien Planets Astronomers Discovered Only Recently

WASP-12b

IMAGE BY: NASA

Thankfully, WASP-12b isn’t actually a planet made of wasps. Instead, it’s the hottest planet ever discovered, and it orbits its star closer than any other planet astronomers have found thus far. An entire year on WASP-12b takes only a single Earth day. So you can bet the New Year’s parties are exhausting.

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