Giant planet discovered with elliptical orbit
May 31, 2007 12:00am
ASTRONOMERS have announced the discovery of a "bizarre" planet outside the solar system that is more than 13 times the mass of Jupiter.
"It's the largest and most massive planet yet found in such a close orbit, and given the proximity of the orbit to the star, we were surprised to find that the orbit is not circular but significantly elliptical," McCullough said.