Webb observations suggest the lava planet TOI-561 b, 280 light-years away, reflects about 75% of incoming starlight, possibly through mineral clouds, and may be replenishing its atmosphere from a global ocean of molten rock. ScienceDaily
ScienceDailyJames 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 conditions that should have stripped it away billions of years ago. James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest that TOI-561 b reflects about 75% of incoming starlight, pos
If a world this hot can hold an atmosphere, what does that say about which planets we count as unlikely to have one?
