Likely new planet may be in slow death spiral

Astronomers searching for the galaxy's youngest planets have found compelling evidence for one unlike any other, a newborn "hot Jupiter" whose outer layers are being torn away by the star it orbits every 11 hours. 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...

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