Today I learned about 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth about 40 light-years away

~2× Earth’s size, ~8× the mass

it orbits insanely close to its star

one full year = 18 hours

almost certainly tidally locked

surface temps are extreme

likely magma oceans, not continents

based on its density and formation around a metal-rich star

it’s carbon-rich under massive pressure, carbon →diamond

so parts of its interior may literally be diamond

atmosphere could be vaporized rock

which is unhinged but very on-brand for space

p.s- WISH I COULD MINE THEREE !