the.com/hot jupiter
a gas giant that got too close to its star and never left, forever tanning.
means a jupiter-sized exoplanet orbiting so close to its star that a year lasts days and the atmosphere is basically on fire.
from first spotted in 1995 around 51 pegasi, astronomers assumed giant planets only formed far from stars like ours did — this one broke the model by existing at all.
orbit speedcan circle its star in under 3 days
temperatureatmospheres reach 2,000+ degrees celsius
formation theoryprobably formed far out, then migrated inward
weatheriron and rock literally rain sideways