The molten planet, with an atmosphere rich in sulfur-bearing gases, is unlike anything astronomers have ever smelled.

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Astronomers propose finding alien civilizations by searching for unusually cold stars that could be surrounded by Dyson swarms—energy-harvesting structures first proposed by Freeman Dyson.

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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 ...

Astronomers discovered a molten alien planet orbiting a star in the Milky Way. This planet, larger than Earth, is surrounded by a searing sulfur-rich atmosphere. It orbits a star in the constellation ...

The planet, named L 98-59 d, is covered with magma and ​enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot, sulfur-rich atmosphere.