The seven most extreme planets ever discovered
June 12, 2017 by Christian Schroeder, The Conversation
KELT-9B is the hottest known planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Scientists recently discovered the hottest planet ever found – with a surface temperature greater than some stars. As the hunt for planets outside our own solar system continues, we have discovered many other worlds with extreme features. And the ongoing exploration of our own solar system has revealed some pretty weird contenders, too. Here are seven of the most extreme.
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