SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 16, 2026Science Daily

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals a strange atmosphere on a hellish lava planet

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed surprising details about 55 Cancri e, a rocky "lava planet" about 41 light-years away. Instead of the expected carbon-heavy atmosphere, researchers found large amounts of hydrogen, suggesting the planet's molten interior is low in oxygen. Variations between observations hint at volcanic activity, giving scientists a rare look inside an alien world's chemistry.

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