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Jupiter-like world

Planet hotter than most stars, Cooler than our sun.

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  Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-like world – named KELT-9b – with a day-side temperature of more than 7,800 degrees F. (4,316 degrees C.) That’s hotter than most stars, and only about 2,000 degrees F. (about 1,000 degrees C.) cooler than our sun. Scott Gaudi, astronomy professor at The Ohio State University, led a study […]