Newfound Alien Planet Hot Enough to Melt Iron

[Swede]

Astronomers have found an alien planet not much bigger than Earth, but so blisteringly hot that life has no shot of gaining a foothold there.

The exoplanet, known as Kepler-21b, is just 1.6 times bigger than our home planet, making it a so-called "super Earth." But it orbits so close to its parent star that astronomers estimate its surface temperature to be about 2,960 degrees Fahrenheit (1,627 degrees Celsius) — hot enough to melt iron.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/newfound-alien-planet-hot-enough-melt-iron-182806065.html

[WillParkinson]

1. I hate it when they assume...

"life has no shot of gaining foothold there"

Because, with our limited experiences, we can determine what life might be like in all its myriad of forms.

[AlecBGreen]

2. yeah i hear ya

But that is DAAAAMMMMNNNN hot.