This lava planet shouldn’t have an atmosphere—but it does

The planet endures so much stellar energy that astronomers have long assumed its atmosphere evaporated eons ago. However, new ...

Scientists map a distant planet’s atmosphere for the first time – and it’s lopsided

When scientists study exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than the Sun, they often lack three-dimensional information.
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James Webb discovers a scorching lava planet with a “giant sunscreen”

A scorching lava planet 280 light-years away has surprised astronomers by apparently maintaining a thick atmosphere despite ...
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Shiny happy lava planet somehow kept its atmosphere against all models' expectations

Exoplanets continue to challenge what we have come to expect. Take TOI-561 b, a super-Earth about twice as massive as our planet, orbiting so close that one side is stuck always in starshine. It was ...
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A strange ‘Marshmallow’ planet’s atmosphere has gem-like raised structures, researchers say

Researchers are investigating possible gemstone-forming materials in the atmosphere of an unusually hot and puffy exoplanet.
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This scorching rocky planet has an 11-hour year and temperatures above 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit

Imagine living on a planet where a full year lasts only 11 hours. This is the case with TOI-561 b, a rocky planet about 280 ...
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Juno's decade at Jupiter shows atmospheric probes cannot read giant planet interiors

NASA Juno's gravity science data after a decade at Jupiter shows the planet's interior composition may contradict the Galileo ...
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Venus or volcanic Io? Lava planet TOI-561 b's reflective mineral clouds puzzle astronomers

Webb observations suggest TOI-561 b has a reflective atmosphere, with mineral clouds offering a possible explanation for this lava planet’s cooler dayside.

This Alien Planet Should Have Lost Its Atmosphere Billions of Years Ago

A rocky planet exposed to extreme heat from its star appears to reflect nearly three-quarters of the starlight that reaches ...

Clouds on a lava planet challenge what astronomers expected

A rocky lava planet once thought to be too extreme to have an atmosphere appears to be wrapped in one with a reflective layer ...
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Shiny lava planet challenges astronomers' expectations

Astronomers have discovered that a rocky lava planet once thought to be too extreme to have any atmosphere appears to be ...

Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew

Earth may have produced much of its water during the planet's formation, as rocky pebbles reacted with the hydrogen-rich ...