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Worlds with Eternal Magma Oceans ⚡ экспресс

Original: "Most Rocky Sub-Neptunes are Molten: Mapping the Solidification Shoreline for Gas Dwarf Exoplanets"
arXiv:2512.05816 · 2025-12-05 · CC BY 4.0 · ⏱ 1 min · Exoplanets
Beneath the hydrogen envelope of most known sub-Neptunes, an eternal ocean of liquid magma likely churns.
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Almost all known Neptune-sized planets may never solidify. Beneath hydrogen skies, eternal oceans of molten magma churn—and telescopes can spot their traces.

🎯 Sub-Neptunes are the most common planet type in our galaxy, yet none exist in our Solar System.

Scientists
Christian DopplerD. B. McLaughlinDidier QuelozMichel MayorR. A. RossiterDavid Charbonneau
Tags
exoplanet hydrogen spectroscopy
Laws
Doppler effectKepler's third lawCoulomb's lawMaxwell's equationsPlanck's lawPlanck–Einstein relation
Original: arXiv:2512.05816 · CC BY 4.0 · bridge42worlds