The densest alien planet, 13 times larger than Jupiter, has been discovered by an international group of researchers led by Professor Abhijit Chakraborty of the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad.
Dubbed as 'Hycean' -- hot, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres, the new class of exoplanets are more numerous and observable than Earth-like planets, and can support life, said astronomers from the University of Cambridge in the UK.
The exoplanet known as Kepler-1658 b is a massive hot Jupiter that whips around its star every 3.85 days, said researchers from the University of Hawaii in the US.
The planet, known as Barnard's Star b, is the second nearest to Earth outside the solar system and orbits its host star once every 233 days.
Washington, July 12: In the planet, daytime temperature is nearly 1,093°C and it rains glass — sideways — in 7,242 kmph winds; discovery marks the first time an exoplanet's true colour has been determinedNASA scientists
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