Observations of a distant hot-jupiter by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal a hot spot in the planet's atmosphere in an unexpected location. Andromedae b orbits tightly around its star with one face permanently locked towards the Sun. The hottest part of a tidally locked planet's atmosphere is usually offset by a few degrees as a response to winds arising from the temperature difference blowing hot air to cooler regions, but for this gas giant, the hot spot is offset by a staggering 80 degrees. That is, the hot region is essentially on the 'side' of the planet instead of in...