this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2025
134 points (98.6% liked)

science

20609 readers
619 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

While the Cambridge team favour an ocean scenario, others say the data is suggestive of a gas planet or one with oceans made of magma, not water.

That sounds not very habitable

[–] DesolateMood@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Well not for us, but who are we to say that all life in the universe has to look like life here (although I do agree that it sounds unlikely)

[–] multifariace@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That sounds beautifully primordial. I think it could have great potential to have formed life as our planet did.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago

not with that attitude