Deep Astronomy - The Hellscape Of Exoplanet 55 Cancri e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoD5vqd-hJ8 Streamed live on Aug 12, 2022. https://deepastronomy.com   There is a planet so close to its star that its entire year is only a few hours.  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.  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.   References: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/syst... https://webbtelescope.org/contents/ne... https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet... Radial Velocity Demo: https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-wor...   MUSIC: Lost Frontier by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].