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Hellishly Hot Exoplanet TOI-561 b Discovered 280 Light-Years Away

  • TOI-561 b is a rocky lava planet located 280 light-years away from Earth.
  • The planet was discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
  • TOI-561 b is extremely hot, making it inhospitable for life.
  • The planet completes an orbit around its star every 11 hours.
  • The discovery was reported by NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and Space.com.
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