The Petersburg Post

Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 - Astronomers have discovered a strange new world just 35 light-years from Earth – one permanently covered in a vast ocean of molten rock. The exoplanet, known as L 98-59 d, defies existing models of planetary formation and may represent an entirely new class of planet, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy . The findings come following observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and ...