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Extrasolar planets

Too close for comfort

Three gas-giant planets have now been found in puzzlingly close orbits around their stars. These ‘very hot Jupiters’ raise questions about planet-finding methods and our understanding of planetary systems.

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Basri, G. Too close for comfort. Nature 430, 24–25 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/430024a

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