Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.
Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough to melt rock into a churning ocean of magma and ...
The molten planet, with an atmosphere rich in sulfur-bearing gases, is unlike anything astronomers have ever smelled.