Clouds on a lava planet challenge what astronomers expected

October 26, 2026 · 5:20 pm 1 sources

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• Clouds on a lava planet challenge what astronomers expected
  Phys.org · October 26, 2026 17:20
  A rocky lava planet once thought to be too extreme to have an atmosphere appears to be wrapped in one with a reflective layer of vaporized silicate mineral clouds, the same family of compounds that make up quartz and sand.