First Ever Confirmed Lava Planet With a Massive Ocean of Magma
Mar 29, 2026•Channel
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Published2 months ago
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Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a first ever confirmed lava planet with an incredible magma ocean on the surface
Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02815-8
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-03-16-researchers-reveal-new-class-molten-planet
#lavaplanet #astronomy #exoplanets
0:00 Unusual lava world that shouldn't exist L 98-59d
1:40 What is this planet like? How did it form?
3:40 Unusual properties
4:45 New study and modeling explaining what's happening
6:50 Implications on the planetary interior
8:15 Planetary structure
9:30 Unanswered questions
10:15 Solution to one exoplanetary mystery
11:10 Conclusions
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