This giant exoplanet is so 'deformed' it looks like a football
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In the search for planets beyond our solar system, astronomers have found a giant exoplanet that looks more like a football or rugby ball than a sphere. The planet, nearly twice the size of Jupiter, has been deformed by intense forces.
The planet, called WASP-103b, is one of extremes. Located about 1,225 light-years from Earth in the Hercules constellation, the planet is almost twice the size of Jupiter.
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