But why is this planet strangely shaped? Astronomers say that WASP-103b is located around an F-type star. This star is bigger than our Sun. This planet is also big. It is one and a half times that of Jupiter. The planet is the size of a potato because of its close proximity to its star.
The study, published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, said that WASP-103b is located just 20,000 miles from its home star. In comparison, the distance between Earth and the Sun is about 93 million miles.
It takes one year for the Earth to orbit the Sun and the other planets in the Solar System. There are few exoplanets in comparison, which are known as ‘hot Jupiters’. It revolves around its Sun in a few days and hours. WASP-103b also orbits its Sun in just 22 hours.
Researchers used the European Space Agency’s CHEOPS satellite to locate WASP-103b. It relied on data from NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes to reach conclusions about the size of the planet.
Significantly, apart from Earth, the possibility of life on other planets has drawn the attention of scientists for a long time. To uncover all the mysteries, scientists have started many missions from Moon to Mars. The planet Venus has also attracted scientists towards it. The atmosphere of Venus is filled with carbon dioxide. Its surface is so hot that even lead will melt. This proves that it is impossible for life to survive on this planet.
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