This Exoplanet Has Hydrogen Cyanide in Its Atmosphere — 41 Light-Years Away.

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[00:00:00]We decoded the atmosphere [music] of a planet 41 light years away. It contains hydrogen cyanide, one of the most toxic molecules [music] in existence. This is 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth covered in molten lava orbiting its star in just 18 hours. As it crossed in front of [music] the star, astronomers read the light passing through its atmosphere. Helium, hydrogen, and that [music] toxin no one fully expected. A lava world with a poison sky. Follow for more.