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Deadly Exoplanets: Worlds You Don’t Want to Visit
Imagine stepping onto an alien planet—an exciting adventure, right? Well, not if you're dropped onto one of these terrifying exoplanets. From scorching heat that vaporizes rocks to oceans so deep they turn water solid, here’s a glimpse into what it would be like to meet your end on some of the universe’s most extreme worlds.
BREEFX ✨
October 19, 2024
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On COROT-7b, the surface is so blisteringly hot it vaporizes rocks. As if that’s not bad enough, the vaporized rocks cool and fall back as molten rock rain. Even with a heatproof suit, the rock rain would tear through it in seconds. Your adventure ends before it even begins.
Ever wanted to explore an ocean planet? GJ 1214-b is a massive water world with an ocean over 100 km deep. But don’t get too excited—the pressure is so intense that water turns into a solid known as ice-seven. As the crushing pressure breaks you, the ocean around you freezes into a solid wall of ice. A frozen doom awaits.
HD 189773-b looks beautiful from afar, with its blue atmosphere. But up close, it’s a death trap. Winds here blow at supersonic speeds, carrying molten glass shards that would shred you to pieces in seconds. No suit can save you from this storm of glass.
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Kepler-10b is another scorcher, with temperatures reaching up to 2,500 degrees Celsius. The planet’s surface is made of lava and superheated rock. Even if your suit could handle the heat for a few seconds, the lava rivers flowing beneath your feet would ensure your swift demise.
WASP-12b is being slowly devoured by its own star, but it also has insanely strong gravity. If you were dropped onto this planet, you’d be crushed under the intense gravitational force. Your body wouldn’t stand a chance.
If extreme heat isn’t for you, how about freezing? Trappist-1h is so cold that stepping onto the surface would immediately freeze you solid. No matter how insulated your suit is, the freezing temperatures would turn you into an ice block in minutes.
While exoplanets might seem fascinating, most are deadly in ways we can barely imagine. Whether it’s molten rock rain, crushing gravity, or supersonic glass storms, space is full of places where survival is impossible. Better stick to Earth for now!
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