NASA discovered five "ultra-short-period" exoplanets orbiting their stars in under 24 hours, defying speed limits and challenging current planetary formation theories.
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Here are some exoplanets defy speed limits by NASA
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TOI-2109b
A gas giant that orbits its star in just 16 hours, making it one of the fastest-orbiting exoplanets ever found.
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K2-137b
A rocky planet that completes an orbit in only 4.3 hours, pushing the boundaries of planetary survival.
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Kepler-78b
Roughly Earth-sized, this planet circles its star in just 8.5 hours, experiencing surface temperatures hotter than molten lava.
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WASP-18b
A massive exoplanet with an orbital period of less than 23 hours, it is being slowly pulled toward its star.
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A super-Earth that completes its orbit in 18 hours, possibly covered in a molten lava ocean due to its extreme heat.