This Exoplanet Is So Hot, It Apparently Tears Apart Water Molecules
There’s an exoplanet whose surface is so hot, it rips apart water molecules. It’s almost a star, but not quite; it’s an ultra-hot, Jupiter-like world located around 880 light-years from Earth. Researchers took a closer look at data on WASP 121b, where daytime temperatures can exceed 2,200 Kelvin (3,500 degrees Fahrenheit). Comparing it to data…
