JWST just discovered a planet that should NOT exist the way it does and everyone is losing their minds (in the best way)TOI-561 b is a super-Earth literally orbiting its star in 10.8 hours. The dayside is a global ocean of glowing magma. Temperature? 1,800 °C. That’s “melt steel in your face” territory. And yet… Webb looked at it for 37 straight hours and said: “Hold up. This lava hellball has a THICK atmosphere. Like, stupidly thick. Water vapor, CO₂, maybe silicate clouds, the works.”This planet has been roasting for 10 BILLION YEARS and still refuses to go bald. It’s basically the cosmic version of that one friend who parties way too hard and somehow still has perfect skin. Scientists are calling it a “wet lava ball in equilibrium” and honestly that’s the most metal planet description of 2025. Full post + gorgeous artist concepts + the actual spectrum that broke everyone’s models: Learn more here. reblog to give this absolute legend of a planet the respect it deserves.
