Around the World: Astronomy
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-28 08:01
Suicidal planet found
Astronomers have found what appears to be a gigantic suicidal planet.
The odd, fiery planet is so close to its star and so large that it is triggering tremendous plasma tides on the star. Those powerful tides are in turn warping the planet's zippy less-than-a-day orbit around its star.
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