Two Hot Saturns

Artist's rendering of two Saturn-sized planets orbiting a Sun-like star called EPIC 249731291.

November 9, 2021

Credit	NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
Language	english

Artist's rendering of two Saturn-sized planets orbiting a Sun-like star called EPIC 249731291, in orbits so tight their atmospheres are perpetual infernos.

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