Scientists Find the Strongest Evidence Yet of an Atmosphere on a Molten Rocky Exoplanet

December 14, 2025 Universe Today

Scientists Find the Strongest Evidence Yet of an Atmosphere on a Molten Rocky Exoplanet
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/8Hk4wNi)

This artist’s concept shows what the hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b and its star could look like based on observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories. Credits: Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system. Observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth TOI-561 b suggest that the exoplanet is surrounded by a thick blanket of gases above a global magma ocean.

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