Astronomers find hottest planet ever discovered
WHO: Don Pollacco of Queen's University in Northern Ireland, who is a project scientist for the SuperWASP (Super Wide Angle Search for Planets), and co-discoverer Leslie Hebb of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
WHAT: They found the hottest planet called WASP-12b. It is about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,200 degrees Celsius, and orbits its star faster and closer in than any other unknown world. The planet circles extremely close-in to its star; about 2 percent of the distance from the Earth to the sun, in fact, or 2 million miles (3.4 million kilometers).
WHERE: The planet is in the space and based in UK, telescopes in Spain's Canary Islands and in South Africa scan the sky searching for distant planets that cross in front of their stars.
WHEN: It was first announced in April 2008, though its distinction as the hottest and yet the fastest; orbiting planet was confirmed Oct. 11 2008.
WHY: It was an annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences by co-discoverer Leslie Hebb of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
MY OPINION: It is so cool how they found the hottest yet the fastest planet. The planet itself looks so cool and really bright. I wonder why the scientists call it the WASP-12b. That is a good name but still weird. Overall, this is a planet that would be so nice and cozy to live in but no one would love to.
SOURCE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27222097/
WHAT: They found the hottest planet called WASP-12b. It is about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,200 degrees Celsius, and orbits its star faster and closer in than any other unknown world. The planet circles extremely close-in to its star; about 2 percent of the distance from the Earth to the sun, in fact, or 2 million miles (3.4 million kilometers).
WHERE: The planet is in the space and based in UK, telescopes in Spain's Canary Islands and in South Africa scan the sky searching for distant planets that cross in front of their stars.
WHEN: It was first announced in April 2008, though its distinction as the hottest and yet the fastest; orbiting planet was confirmed Oct. 11 2008.
WHY: It was an annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences by co-discoverer Leslie Hebb of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
MY OPINION: It is so cool how they found the hottest yet the fastest planet. The planet itself looks so cool and really bright. I wonder why the scientists call it the WASP-12b. That is a good name but still weird. Overall, this is a planet that would be so nice and cozy to live in but no one would love to.
SOURCE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27222097/
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