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Day and night temps measured on an extrasolar planet

10-12-2006 · EurekAlert!

For the first time, astronomers have measured the day and night temperatures of a planet outside our solar system. The team found that a giant Jupiter-like gas planet orbiting very close to its star is blisteringly hot on one side, and frigid on the other.

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