Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of scorching 'marshmallow'…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOn October sixteenth, Space.com reported that astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found gemstones in the atmosphere of a blisteringly hot exoplanet with the consistency of marshmallow.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGemstones. In the air. Of a planet made of marshmallow.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report calls it bizarre and scorching hot, which is also how I'd describe my last campfire.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA soft world, burning, with jewels floating about in it. That is exactly how the universe would start to cook us, Hank.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCook us.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomebody out there is making a s'more the size of a planet, and we are the guests who weren't told.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy theory is simpler. Somebody left a bag of marshmallows near a star, and the star won.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the gemstones are the fancy sprinkles, which means the universe has a pastry chef and he is very committed to his craft.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWell, it has everything but the chocolate. Let's hope nobody tells it.

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