Scientists have found a planet so strange, it seems to ignore the rules of physics we know! 
This wild discovery, called WASP-12b, is a gas giant so close to its star that it’s stretched into the shape of a football instead of being round. 
Not only that, but it’s so hot—about 4,600°F (2,550°C)—that it’s literally being vaporized by its star’s intense heat. 
What’s crazier? Its years last just 26 hours, because it zooms around its star at insane speeds. 
Plus, the planet’s surface is pitch black, absorbing almost all the light that hits it—like a cosmic sponge. 
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