Scalding hot gas giant breaks heat records
KELT 9b’s temps soar higher than many stars

SPACE SIZZLE KELT 9b, the hottest known gas giant, is “pretty much something out of a science fiction novel,” says codiscoverer Scott Gaudi of Ohio State University.
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