Super-Earth exoplanets may have built-in magnetic protection from churning magma — and that's good news for life

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...
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Massive super Earths could have powerful magnetic shields thanks to their magma (and that’s good for life)

Super-Earths are the galaxy’s “middle children.” They are beefier than Earth but smaller than gas giants like Neptune. We ...

Deep magma oceans generate magnetic fields to protect planets and support life

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to the creation of a planet’s magnetic fields, which protect the entire planet ...
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A hidden ocean of magma could be the only thing keeping planets alive

Earths, vast underground oceans of molten rock may be quietly doing the work of life’s first line of defense: generating ...

Distant planets once linked to oceans may be full of magma

Astronomers have spent the past decade cataloguing thousands of planets beyond the solar system, many of them falling into a ...

Buried oceans of magma may be protecting alien planets from destruction

A layer of molten rock deep inside some rocky planets may be doing more than shaping their interiors. New research points to ...

Huge space breakthrough as scientists make incredible discovery on 1,800C red hot planet

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, UK scientists have found an atmosphere on a red hot planet 280 light years away, in the far stretches of the Milky Way.