Scientists discover bizarre hell planet where it rains rocks

If you thought living on Earth in 2020 was comparable to hell, planet K2-141b is here to prove you wrong. CBSN's Lana Zak explains.

[shyandakota]

This ain't the year... Undiscover it right now

[grime]

“They are rage, brutal, without mercy. But you, you will be worse. Rip and tear, until it is done”

[jaketheripper]

(Camera zooms into the planet’s surface, two figures can be seen, circling each other)

Figure 1: It’s over, Anakin, I have the high ground!
Figure 2: You underestimate my power!
Figure 1: Don’t try it.

[JahlenJohnson]

Wow you have to wonder what else is out there we’ll never see.

[rawross.]

Whatever lives there is tough as nails.

[nuvqsuk]

How do scientists find out such details about a planet that is hundreds of light years away?

[cecilhester]

Ostensibly, they've discovered Mustafar.

[BongSnay]

"Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you."

[JahlenJohnson]

I hate when I come before there’s comments lol

[bladerunner]

still preferable to thanksgiving at my inlaws...

[mclovin]

Awww yes they’ve finally found lords Vader’s planet mustafar

[awood]

Ah...so this is where Palpatine was born

[URCompliant]

That's where politicians go after they die...

[dvrkmvtter]

This planet has been around since 2016

[yeehawboon]

Just think… If there is “potential life”outside of earth that might see our planet with dinosaurs, Because We live so many light years away then… It’s possible that on that planet that scientists have just found, that there used to be oceans of lava and raining rocks, but it’s so many light years away that we only see what it used to be… So it is definitely possible that what we see on the planet no longer exists and is possibly a planet like ours, With life.

[TrueShinobi]

Wow nasa can see flaming rocks on a planet OUTSIDE of our solar system how many light years away again ?

[pouwzys]

سبحان اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ، وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

[orlinchirinos]

I like that Lana could be a scientist too 😂. The red planet sounds awesome 👍

[carbine]

Impressive, but I'm still waiting for the planet where it rains cats and dogs.

[xrav]

Mustafar that's what they should call the planet