Astronomers discover a planet with volcanoes that may have water on its surface

They have discovered a planet that they think is covered

in erupting volcanoes. An international team of researchers claimed to have found

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Earth-sized exoplanet, which they believe may have water on some of its surface

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in a report that was published on Tuesday in the journal Nature.

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The dullly named LP 791-18 d

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which should have been called Mustafar, is situated around 90 light-years away from Earth.

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The planet LP 791-18 d doesn't have a day and night cycle like Earth.

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