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Just as the Earth orbits the Sun, 55 Cancri e orbits its own star, which is roughly the same size as ours. Its star is called Copernicus.Though 55 Cancri e was discovered in 2004, it wasn't until 2016 that NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope could map the temperature patterns of such a super-Earth. At this time, scientists discovered that lava flows are responsible for"extreme temperature swings from one side of the planet to the other," explains NASA.
While it takes Earth 365 days to revolve around the sun, 55 Cancri e orbits Copernicus in just 18 days. It also is much closer to its star than the Earth—What this means is that 55 Cancri e is more exposed to the heat of its star for more overall time—and this creates a planetary surface that's"covered in flowing lava seas," NASA says.Despite understanding the temperature and landscape of 55 Cancri e, scientists remained perplexed by the light it emits.
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