An curved arrow pointing right. 55 Cancri e – a planet eight times the size of Earth – is 40 light-years away. Astronomers just found out what its air is made of. Produced by Matthew Stuart.

Astronomers were recently able to map the temperature of 55 Cancri E — a Super-Earth 40 light-years away — and discovered half the planet is almost completely molten. Follow Tech Insider ...

A unique planet named 55 Cancri e has been discovered, situated around 41 light-years away from our planet. This finding ...

This artist's concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like based on ... Observations from Webb’s NIRCam and MIRI suggest that the planet may be surrounded by an atmosphere ...