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Recently found exoplanet is so dark, it absorbs 99% of incoming light

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<div>Astronomers have investigated an exoplanet that's so dark, it might as well be made completely out of charcoal (or more like <b>Vantablack</b>). The planet in question, called WASP-104b, is classed as a hot Jupiter — meaning it's about as massive as Jupiter but orbits scorchingly close to its parent star — and ...</div>

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