Sunday 2 May 2021

Scientists discover ‘hellish’ world with temperatures so hot that metal instantly vapourises

Scientists discover ‘hellish’ world with temperatures so hot that metal instantly vapourises

A ‘hellish’ world that could be the hottest planet in the known universe has just been discovered by scientists. TOI-1431b, also known as MASCARA-5b, was found 490 light-years from Earth. Nearly twice as large as Jupiter, the planet reaches temperatures that exceed the scorching red dwarf stars in our own Milky Way galaxy.

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