"Backward" Planet Has Density of Foam Coffee Cups

Monday, August 17, 2009 - 15:28 in Astronomy & Space

If Dunkin' Donuts were to set up shop in space, it might open next to WASP-17b, a backward-orbiting planet that's larger than Jupiter and roughly as dense as polystyrene foam.

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