Exoplanets that get too close to their parent stars are exposed to harsh environments
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The distant Earth-sized planet orbits so close to its parent star that gravity stretches it extremely, giving it an egg-like shape.
Some known exoplanets are so close to their parent stars that they are subject to extremely harsh environments: These “ultra-short-period” planets take less than a day to orbit their parent stars, are heavily irradiated, and often have surfaces made entirely of lava.
now, Faye Dai Researchers at the University of Hawaii discovered…
Source: www.newscientist.com
