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They have found traces of gases, which on Earth are only produced by algae

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:

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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.

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Larry Hookins

 

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

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