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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has studied the extreme exoplanet WASP-121b, revealing its fiery origins, atmospheric composition, and the presence of molecules like silicon monoxide and methane, which provide insights into its formation and evolution in a harsh, close-in orbit around a hot star.
NASA's retired Kepler space telescope has discovered a new system of seven "scorching" planets orbiting a distant star that is bigger and hotter than the sun. The planets are described as "sweltering" and "bathed" in radiant heat emitted by the host star. All of the planets are larger than Earth, with the two inner planets likely rocky with thin atmospheres, and the five outer planets expected to have thick atmospheres. The system, named Kepler-385, is part of a new catalog of planet candidates discovered by the Kepler telescope, which has helped establish a detailed picture of exoplanets and their home systems.