Observing a sunlike star 90 light-years from Earth, astronomers have found evidence of an extraordinary role reversal. Whereas a star usually heats a planet, a closely orbiting planet appears to be, in this case, heating its star.
ROLE REVERSAL. Illustration shows how a closely orbiting planet might heat its star.
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