NASA claims to have discovered Hell

Space boffins believe it is made of carbon and its internal pressure is powerful enough that its core is one huge diamond.

NASA has created a cool animation based on recent observations to show what the so-called "exoplanet" – a planet outside our solar system – might look like.

Just click on the image below.

The planet – also known as Janssen – orbits a Sun-like star 40 light years away named 55 Cancri A.

It is "tidally locked" with its mother star – meaning the same face is always pointed towards the fireball, just as same face of the Moon always looks towards Earth.

This means one side is like a roaring inferno – and the other is shrouded in eternal darkness.

NASA posted a "selfie" of the hellish world on its Instagram account (who knew).

(dailystar.co.uk)