K2-360 b Archives

The night-side surface temperatures for different minimum eccentricities for K2-141b, at its present day orbit.

Coupled Orbital And Interior Structure Evolution Of Lava Planets

by Keith CowingApril 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Lava planets likely did not form in their current orbits, instead migrating inward via orbital decay, which influenced the evolution of their magma oceans.

Artist’s conception of the K2-360 system, showing the ultra-dense super-Earth K2-360 b (red) in its extremely close orbit around its Sun-like star, with the more distant companion K2-360 c (blue) in the background. The scorching temperatures on K2-360 b, which completes an orbit in just 21 hours, likely result in a molten or partially molten surface. Credit Astrobiology Center

Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release

Ultra-dense Super-Earth With An Outer Companion Offers Clues About Its Formation

by Keith CowingNovember 25, 2024September 18, 2025

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, including an ultra-short period planet with one of the highest […]