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Alien Planet Winds Break Records at 20,000 MPH
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- Supersonic winds on WASP-127b reach 20,000 mph.
- Winds are six times faster than the planet's rotation.
- WASP-127b has complex and extreme weather systems.
- The planet has tidally locked sides with extreme temperatures.
- Researchers used an infrared spectrograph for discovery.
- WASP-127b is over 500 light years away in space.
- Study published in 'Astronomy & Astrophysics' by Europeans.
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