The Roasted Planet Poster
![In this poster, an exoplanet approaches its orange star in orbit. It is uncomfortably close to the fiery blaze. Its atmosphere is glowing and roasting, causing a torturous journey around the star.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/roasted_detail_english.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
October 20, 2021
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Can you hear this exoplanet screaming?
As HD 80606 b approaches its star from an extreme, elliptical orbit, it suffers star-grazing torture that causes howling, supersonic winds and shockwave storms across the planet. Its torturous journey boils its atmosphere to a hellish 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit every 111 days, roasting both its light and dark sides. HD 80606b will never escape this scorching nightmare.