Sulphur-soaked lava world is in a planetary class all its own

The floor is literally lava on a nearby exoplanet, new telescope observations show. Given its small size and strange history, one team of scientists suggests planet L 98-59 d’s molten ocean and odd atmosphere might represent an entirely new category of extraterrestrial world.

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Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Planet, Exoplanet, Super-Earth, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Habitable zone, Atmosphere