TrES-1 in a computer-illustrated simulation with its parent star. The planet is in the foreground and so appears larger than it really is compared to the star. The K-type star is slightly cooler and smaller than the Sun yet very active. The planet is about 10 times closer to the star than Mercury is to the Sun. Credit: Jeffrey Hall, Lowell Observatory

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