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Some rocky exoplanets may have large amounts of water in their molten cores.

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Rocky planets that have, or perhaps still have, magma oceans on their surfaces can draw large amounts of water into their cores. | Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Up to 95% of an exoplanet’s water could be trapped deep within its… Read More »

The skies of this hellish exoplanet are raining iron, creating a rainbow-like effect

There are many words that can be used to describe WASP-76b: hellish, scorching, turbulent, chaotic, and even violent. This is a planet outside the solar system that sits so close to its star that it gets hot enough to vaporize lead. So, as you can imagine, “glorious” wasn’t one of those words until now. This… Read More »