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A Giant, Sizzling Planet May be Orbiting the Star Vega

  • Artist's conception showing the scorching-hot planet KELT-9b orbiting its host star. A newly detected signal may indicate the presence of a similar planet orbiting the star Vega. The discovery of KELT-9b also included major contributions from CfA scientists.

    Artist's conception showing the scorching-hot planet KELT-9b orbiting its host star. A newly detected signal may indicate the presence of a similar planet orbiting the star Vega. The discovery of KELT-9b also included major contributions from CfA scientists.

    NASA/JPL-Caltech

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