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‘Roasting marshmallow’ exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?

WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these “toasted marshmallow” planets could be more complicated than thought.

The post was publish in first on this website : https://www.space.com/roasting-marshmellow-exoplanet-wasp121b