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A 'hot Jupiter’s' dark side is revealed in detail for first time

Posted: 21 Feb 2022 08:54 AM PST

Astronomers have obtained the clearest view yet of the perpetual dark side of an exoplanet that is 'tidally locked' to its star. The planet is WASP-121b, a massive gas giant nearly twice the size of Jupiter.