L98-59d: A Molten, Sulphur-Rich Exoplanet May Signal a New Class of Liquid Worlds

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Dr Harrison Nicholls and Dr Jo Barstow say L98-59d is a molten planet with a magma ocean and sulphur-rich atmosphere, about 1.6 Earth radii and 35 light-years away, with a surface near 1,900 C and tidal heating, implying molten worlds may be common and could change ideas about habitability.

‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet
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‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet

Latest observations of L98-59d, about 35 light years from Earth, suggest it could be different to anything seen before