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James Webb discovers a scorching lava planet with a “giant sunscreen”
ScienceDailyTuesday, October 27, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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A scorching lava planet 280 light-years away has surprised astronomers by apparently maintaining a thick atmosphere despite conditions that should have stripped it away billions of years ago.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A scorching lava planet 280 light-years away has surprised astronomers by apparently maintaining a thick atmosphere despite conditions that should have stripped it away billions of years ago.
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A scorching lava planet 280 light-years away has surprised astronomers by apparently maintaining a thick atmosphere despite conditions that should have stripped it away billions of years ago.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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