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This 'alien' blue planet rains molten glass and a year here is less than a weekend, scientists are stunned

A new planet 'HD 189733b', located about 63 light-years from Earth, has left the scientists stunned and its striking blue colour has earned comparisons to Earth. Scientists believe this 'alien' blue ...
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Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of ...