Learn more about L 98‑59 d, an exoplanet 35 light‑years away with a deep global magma ocean ...
Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten ...
The molten planet, with an atmosphere rich in sulfur-bearing gases, is unlike anything astronomers have ever smelled.
In A Nutshell A rocky planet 35 light-years away has a long-lived magma ocean in its interior and a sulfur-rich atmosphere being actively shaped by sunlight, according to new research. L 98-59 d doesn ...