WASP-43b (IMAGE)
Caption
This is an artist's conception of exoplanet WASP-43b orbiting an orange dwarf star roughly 260 light-years from Earth. About twice as massive as Jupiter, WASP-43b heats up to about 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit during its closest passes by its star, a temperature hot enough to melt steel.
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NASA, ESA
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