'Hot Jupiter' torn apart by erupting young star, scientists say

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A planet that scientists called a "hot Jupiter" is causing trouble for its solar neighbor.

Labeled HIP 67522 b by scientists, this planet is 415 light-years from Earth. It is one of just a few discovered planets that is less than 100 million years old.

Artist's concept of the star HIP 67522 with a flare erupting toward an orbiting planet, HIP 67522 b. A second planet, HIP 67522 c, is shown in the background. (Janine Fohlmeister, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics...