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Hellish winds, liquid rock clouds and more discovered on this “hot Jupiter”
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WASP-43b orbits so close to its parent star that the same side of the planet always faces the star’s blinding glare: just 1.3 million miles from the star’s surface. The dayside hemisphere gets absolutely baked, with temperatures soaring up to a ludicrous 1,250°C (2,282°F). That’s hot enough to melt some…Read Entire Article…