New kind of searing, molten super-Earth exoplanet revealed

New kind of searing, molten super-Earth exoplanet revealed

View larger. | An artist’s concept of the star L 98-59 and its 3 exoplanets. At front is a cutaway view of the molten super-Earth exoplanet L 98-59 d. A new study suggests the planet has a deep, global ocean of magma beneath its molten mantle. Image via Mark A. Garlick/ University of Oxford. L 98-59 d is a super-Earth exoplanet about 35 light-years from Earth. Scientists thought it was likely volcanically active due to its sulfur atmosphere. Th…