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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: "Backward" Planet Has Density of Foam Coffee Cups


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An artist's illustration shows a Jupiter-like planet orbiting near its host star.

At about twice as wide as Jupiter, the newfound planet WASP-17b is one of the largest and least dense worlds yet found, astronomers announced in August 2009.

Illustration courtesy NASA/Hubble