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Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape

Sam Miller2 months ago04 mins

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape – covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot sulfur-rich atmosphere. The molten planet’s diameter is ‌more than 60%…

After attacks on Iran’s oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the public

Sam Miller2 months ago04 mins

Clouds of toxic smoke unleashed into the atmosphere by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities made a dangerous return to Earth in the form of “black rain,” prompting international health officials to warn of serious risks to the public. Residents in Tehran complained last week of burning eyes and difficulty breathing when the dark and…

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the atmosphere

Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape

After attacks on Iran’s oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the public