A planet like a rugby ball: WASP-103b

A planet like a rugby ball: WASP-103b
The exoplanet WASP-103b only takes 22 hours to orbit its star. It is subject to strong tidal forces and therefore deforms. This was discovered using measurements from the CHEOPS space telescope.
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