Astronomy Cast - Hot Jupiters and Pulsar Planets

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DATE : Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:20:00 -0800
Entered in Database : 2006-09-26 18:20:00
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You have lived on the Earth all your life, so you?d think you know plenty about planets. As usual though, the Universe is stranger than we assume, and the planets orbiting other stars defy our expectations. Gigantic super-Jupiters whirling around their parent stars every couple of days; fluffy planets with the density of cork; and Earth-sized fragments of exploded stars circling pulsars. Join us as we round up the latest batch of bizarro worlds.

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