Illustration of the exoplanet (black sphere), WASP-8b, in retrograde orbit around its parent star WASP-8 (yellow). A retrograde orbit is when an exoplanet orbits in the opposite direction to the rotation of its star. This 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet is about 294 light years from Earth in the southern constellation of Sculptor. WASP-8b was discovered in April 2008. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / L. Calcada / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY |
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