Second backwards planet found, a day after the first

The planet HAT-P-7b, which is about 1.4 times as wide as Jupiter and 1.8 times as massive, seems to orbit its star in the opposite direction to the star's spin (Illustration: Leiden Observatory)

Just a day after the announcement of the first extrasolar planet found orbiting its star backwards, two other teams announced the discovery of a second one.

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1 Response to Second backwards planet found, a day after the first

  1. Very interesting stuff. Have been following the research through NASA’s website.

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