'A Whole New Phenomenon': Alien Planet Forces Its Star to Cook It Alive

An artist's illustration of the star HIP 67522 b emitting a burst of plasma toward the planet. (Image credit: Daniel Futselaar)

Astronomers have found the first evidence of a “death planet” – an exoplanet that orbits so close to its star and so fast that it is effectively being incinerated by stellar explosions.

The planet, known as HIP 67522 b, is a thin planet comparable to Jupiter that orbits its star HIP 67522 in a tight, seven-day orbit.

But these orbits disrupt the star's magnetic field, leading to powerful stellar eruptions that pummel the planet and cause it to shrink. This is the first observation of a planet affecting its host star, the scientists report in a study published July 2 in the journal Nature.

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