This lava planet shouldn’t have an atmosphere—but it does

The exoplanet TOI-561 b is fascinating to observe from 280 light-years away—but it’s not a place anyone would want to visit. Not only is it blanketed by an ocean of molten lava, but TOI-561 b is constantly bombarded by destructive radiation from its host star. The planet endures so much stellar energy that astronomers have long assumed its atmosphere evaporated eons ago.However, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) contradict those initial conceptions. After examining