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Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found

The darkest planets may be black as charcoal
The darkest planets may be black as charcoal

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Astronomers may have discovered one of the darkest planets ever seen. It’s so dark, they’re comparing it to charcoal.

WASP-104b is a fast gas giant. It is a Jupiter-mass planet that orbits its star once every 1.75 days. The planet circles close to its star, so it receives enough radiation that its clouds are swept away, letting the potassium and sodium come out to play. Those elements – found in the haze layer – absorb more than 97 to 99 …

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