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WASP-76 b, the so-called “hot Jupiter,” is perilously close to its host star, which is heating the planet’s atmosphere to astounding temperatures. (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)