April 18, 20251 yr Back when I still cared about such things (i.e. before I discovered girls were more interesting than "Space"), Pluto was still a planet, Saturn had 9 moons, Jupiter had 12 moons and a methane atmosphere, and zero gravity was still a thing. I googled "When did Jupiter have a methane atmosphere" and got the following: Quote Search Labs | AI Overview Jupiter has always had a methane atmosphere since its formation about 4.6 billion years ago. Methane was identified in Jupiter's atmosphere in the 1930s, alongside ammonia. Methane is a key component of the planet's atmosphere, along with hydrogen and helium. As for a non-gaseous inner core, this is Schrödinger's Planetary Core. Until we actually observe it, it's neither gaseous nor non-gaseous. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
April 29, 20251 yr It seems like the the claim about biomolecules on an exoplanet was not up to scientific standards: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/k218b-exoplanet-skepticism-1.7520656
April 29, 20251 yr Author 13 minutes ago, qqwertz said: It seems like the the claim about biomolecules on an exoplanet was not up to scientific standards: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/k218b-exoplanet-skepticism-1.7520656 Grrrr.... smack their bottoms.
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