astrobites18d ago

Rewinding exoplanetary clocks: L 98-59 d opens up research into a new type of molten worlds

Flavia Pascal
We cannot travel back in time, but we can still try to reconstruct how planets evolved from the clues they leave behind today. In this Astrobite, we explore how L 98-59 d’s atmosphere and interior models reveal a molten world still being reshaped by its host star.