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Description of the structure of the planet WASP-103b by astronomers.
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Bobo.id – A space telescope named CHEOPS managed to find new planet oval in shape.
The discovery of the oval planet was initiated by a team of researchers from the Universities of Bern and Geneva and the National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS.
This oval-shaped planet was detected as belonging to the group exoplanet.
An exoplanet is a term for a planet orbiting a star other than our sun.
This extrasolar planet is called the planet WASP-103b which is more like a rugby ball (oval) than a ball or round shape.
Interesting Facts About the Oval Planet WASP-103b
There are tides on planet WASP-103b that are much more extreme than the tides on planet Earth.
This oval planet WASP-103b orbits its star in just one day and changes shape according to a drastically strong tidal force.
Because of its very fast trajectory, the planet WASP-103b has a shape resembling a rugby ball.
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A rugby ball has an oval shape.
Position of Planet WASP-103b
The planet WASP-103b is located in the constellation Hercules. This oval planet is almost twice the size of Jupiter (the largest planet in the Solar system).
The planet WASP 103-b is fifty times closer to its star than Earth is to the Sun.
Because of its very close proximity to its star, the planet WASP-103b experiences enormous tidal turbulence.
In addition, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have observed the planet WASP-103b as well.
This WASP-103b Planet Expands
Due to its close proximity to its star, the planet WASP-103b is expanding.
Many nutrients similar to planet Earth are thought to exist on the planet WASP-103b.
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However, because of its super fast trajectory, scientists are confused about whether there are creatures that can survive in such environmental conditions.
If it takes planet Earth a year to circle the sun, planet WASP-103b takes only one day.
This means that one year on the planet WASP-103b lasts only one day.
Imagine how fast the planet WASP-103b is moving.
Due to its fast trajectory and the influence of the star’s gravitational force, the element on the planet WASP-103b expands along its equator.
Research on the planet WASP-103b is still being carried out to find out more about the tidal fluctuations of this planet.
In addition, the crustal structure and interior of the planet WASP-103b also need to be studied.
This WASP-103b planet holds a lot of uniqueness and mystery.
One of them is the alleged existence of life like on planet Earth.
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