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Researchers discover ‘hellish’ new planet, TOI-1431b, where temperatures reach 2,700C – ABC News
Queensland astronomers have discovered a new planet, but it offers a welcome far too warm for any human visitors.
Queensland astronomers have discovered a new planet, but it offers a welcome far too warm for any human visitors.
Key points:
- USQ researchers, with the help of NASA, have discovered a new planet
- Called TOI-1431b or MASCARA-5b, it is about 490 light years away from Earth and too hot to support life
- The planet has the second hottest nightside temperature ever measured and its daytime temperatures can reach 2,700C
TOI-1431b or MASCARA-5b is about 490 light years away from earth and one of the hottest…
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