Move to KELT-9b and you’ll get two summers and two winters every orbit!
Move to KELT-9b and you’ll get two summers and two winters every orbit! Here’s the catch: each season lasts about nine hours. Also, it’s not the most hospitable place.
Imagine a planet where daytime temperatures can vaporise metals: that’s KELT-9b, a gas giant double the size of our sun and nearly twice as hot. At 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit, you’ll need a fair few coats of Factor 50 if you don’t want to become an actual crisp.
Located about 670 light-years from Earth, the planet completes its orbit around its star in less than two days, meaning a year on this planet lasts less than two Earth days. That’s a lot of work for Jools Holland.
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