“This is a terrestrial planet that I would describe as Io on steroids,” Kane said in a statement about TOI-6713.01. “It’s been forced into a situation where it’s constantly exploding ...

An international team of astronomers has detected a record-breaking planet orbiting a Sun-like star. The system is called ...

“When planets initially form, particularly for rocky terrestrial planets, they go through a magma ocean stage as they’re cooling down,” she said. “So lava worlds can give us some insight ...