One of the oldest stars in the Milky Way galaxy hosts an unusually hot, rocky Super earth planet, a new study reports.
Known as TOI-561b, this exoplanet is about 50% larger and three times more massive than Earth, researchers said. It whips around its host star in a very close orbit, taking less than 12 hours to complete one lap.
Given this close proximity, TOI-561b has an average surface temperature of over 3,140 degrees Fahrenheit (1,726 degrees Celsius), which is too hot to host any form of life as we know it, according to a statement from the University of California, Riverside.