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"textContent": "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.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Astronomy, Science\n\n**Tags:** Planet, Exoplanet, Super-Earth, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Habitable zone, Atmosphere",
"title": "Sulphur-soaked lava world is in a planetary class all its own"
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