Ultrahot planet hides under a gas blanket ⚡ экспресс
Original: "A Thick Volatile Atmosphere on the Ultrahot Super-Earth TOI-561 b"
The Webb telescope discovered: planet TOI-561 b is wrapped in a dense gas blanket, even as its star scorches relentlessly.
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Planet TOI-561 b orbits its star in 10 hours, yet it didn't become a bare rock: a dense gas blanket wraps it like a quilt. This is a game-changer in planetary science: even the most scorched worlds can retain an atmosphere by hiding gases in magma oceans.
🎯 At Neptune's size, TOI-561 b weighs as much as Mars—one of the fluffiest super-Earths.
🎬 The magma ocean on TOI-561 b brings to mind Mustafar—the fiery world from Star Wars.