Astronomers have identified exoplanet L98-59d, a super Earth about 1.6 times Earth’s size and roughly 35 light-years away. The planet is described as a scorching world with rivers of molten lava and surface temperatures around 1,900°C. The discovery adds another extreme target to study how rocky planets behave under intense heat.
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