Monday, 19 August 2013

Waking up to a new year: Exoplanet orbits its star in 8.5 hours

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In the time it takes you to complete a single workday, or get a full night's sleep, a small fireball of a planet 700 light-years away has already completed an entire year. Researchers have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet named Kepler 78b that whips around its host star in a mere 8.5 hours -- one of the shortest orbital periods ever detected.

via Science Daily

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