00:00Imagine a world so hot that the ground doesn't just melt, it flows in vast glowing currents.
00:06This is 55 Cancri E, a super-Earth located 40 light-years away that is a literal vision of
00:14hell, orbiting its star so closely that a full year lasts only 18 hours. This planet is tidally
00:21locked. One side is trapped in eternal blinding daylight, with temperatures reaching 2,400
00:28degrees Celsius. On the day side, the rock vaporizes into a thin mineral atmosphere. As it drifts to
00:36the cooler night side, it condenses and falls back to the surface as molten lava rain. The entire
00:44surface is likely a shifting ocean of liquid magma. Some scientists even believe its high carbon content
00:51under such extreme pressure could mean the planet's interior is made of diamond. A sparkling gem wrapped
00:58in a coat of fire.
