Webb Telescope spots impossible atmosphere on ancient super Earth

Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky planet once thought too extreme to hold onto any gas. Using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope, researchers found the planet is far cooler than expected for a bare rock, hinting at a heat-distributing atmosphere above a churning magma ocean. This strange world-where a year lasts just over 10 hours and one side is locked in eternal daylight-may even be rich in volatile materi...