Extreme exoplanet: Astronomers discover alien world hotter than most stars

Extreme exoplanet: Astronomers discover alien world hotter than most stars 06/07/2017 10:33 AM EDT An international team of astronomers has discovered a planet like Jupiter zipping around its host star every day and a half, boiling at temperatures hotter than most stars and sporting a giant, glowing gas tail like a comet. Full story at https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/06/05/astronomers-exoplanet-hotter-stars/ Source Vanderbilt University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111