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Why some lava-covered exoplanets retain atmospheres for billions of years

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Why some lava-covered exoplanets retain atmospheres for billions of years
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Stanford researchers have offered an explanation for why some sizzling, lava-covered worlds nestled tightly around their stars can retain their atmospheres. At such close quarters, intense stellar radiation should strip away a planet's air.

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