Deep Astronomy - The Hellscape Of Exoplanet 55 Cancri e

<p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoD5vqd-hJ8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoD5vqd-hJ8</a></p> <p><strong>Streamed live on Aug 12, 2022.</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqazdTeUV0dHliQzBVS014VEZPaFFKcl9EdFlLd3xBQ3Jtc0tucVNkb0RXbnY5ZXZZbktzU0NFZDVMWmpZdnQtUXRMWm9MazBobE9lUl9iQlcxUV96dldxLWpfcW1hcTM5b0EyM3lWRzFZbG9QbWZOQWl1QmtCQi1rc0pDMlJJX2FQYjR3TmZmTW5zV09PU1Q4c2VTaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdeepastronomy.com%2F&v=QoD5vqd-hJ8"> https://deepastronomy.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>There is a planet so close to its star that its entire year is only a few hours.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> It is so close that the gravitational force from that star locks the planet’s rotation - forcing one hemisphere into permanent daylight and the other in endless darkness.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> It is so close that any water oceans that it may have had would have long ago boiled away, the surface rocks melt and the clouds would hold lava rain.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>References:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1EyeEZQVjltakZTVU90SE14bWYwZUxfYS00QXxBQ3Jtc0tuNzBDRk5WNVpMTDdrbW1odnF3UWFaTlA1Q1BNUVVTV1V0elcyeGRTMDV2UklOZDhJY1VkdURwSGc3bWctc1lQcXhrNUpqLVVObUtEVVEtejJwcjZDZFU3cjQycUJLdm5QNXVTTnQ0dk1mSi1YaF9wTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Feyes.nasa.gov%2Fapps%2Fexo%2F%23%2Fsystem%2F55_Cnc&v=QoD5vqd-hJ8"> https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/syst...</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkNLX3praVlHUXZ0S011YzJBS3pienM1SnczZ3xBQ3Jtc0trR0FzSVB4cFB0a1paTTkzd3lSMEVDWDVsV253TEpxVGJMSGUwazNvTkR5Si04aVM5RndHeFJKNl9yUzNHZ0dpM0FEblhtSkxTa25XX3llcVIxUDV0c3hoQWswa3h0ZXFaT19jOEY4N0VCejU1NTg2NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwebbtelescope.org%2Fcontents%2Fnews-releases%2F2022%2Fnews-2022-017%3Fnews%3Dtrue&v=QoD5vqd-hJ8"> https://webbtelescope.org/contents/ne...</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token