Monday, 18 September 2017

Astronomers Catch a Glimpse of a Pitch-Black Planet

WASP-12b

A new astronomy survey has found the blackest planet ever measured. Despite an exceptionally tight orbit around its host star, WASP-12b absorbs 94 percent of the light that reaches it.

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