James Webb sees reflective clouds on scorching lava planet TOI-561 b
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JWST tracked rocky exoplanet TOI-561 b, about 280 light-years away, for 37 hours across nearly four orbits. Despite heat that should strip an atmosphere, it may reflect roughly 75% of starlight via silicate clouds and stay shrouded as molten rock releases gas; an international team including Birmingham’s Anjali Piette published the findings in The Astronomical Journal.
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