Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Is This How You Get Hot Jupiters?


When we think of Jupiter-type planets, we usually picture massive cloud-covered worlds orbiting far from their stars. That distance keeps their volatile gases from vaporizing from stellar heat, similar to what we're familiar with in our Solar System.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Universe Today

Read more on:

Photo of Hot Jupiters

Hot Jupiters

Related news:

News photo

Hot Jupiters Can Co-Exist with Other Planets

News photo

Hot Jupiters Can Co-Exist with Other Planets

News photo

Secrets of Hot Jupiters Revealed: WASP-132 Breaks the Rules of Planetary Systems