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  • Released Thursday, November 27, 2014
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
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HD 189733b circles its star at a distance of only 3 million miles, or about 30 times closer than Earth's distance from the sun.

HD 189733b circles its star at a distance of only 3 million miles, or about 30 times closer than Earth's distance from the sun.

In September 2011, a stellar flare erupted from HD 189733b’s star and blew away some of the planet’s gas.

In September 2011, a stellar flare erupted from HD 189733b’s star and blew away some of the planet’s gas.

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