AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING:
A Hot Jupiter Sears Its Parent Star
Robert Irion
ATLANTA, GEORGIA--Just after NASA's Spirit rover bounced onto Mars, about 2000 astronomers roved here 4 to 8 January to discuss more distant objects at the 203rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society. One extrasolar planet has overcome its size disadvantage to create a visible mark on its parent star, astronomers reported.