"Astronomers Discover Two New Planets, Both Among The Hottest Ever", page 1

A team of UK, French and Swiss astronomers has discovered two new Jupiter-sized planets around stars in the constellations of Andromeda and Delphinus. They are among the hottest planets yet discovered. Their atmospheres are slowly being whipped away into space by the searing radiation from their parent stars.

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[edit on 27/9/2006 by Umbrax]