Scientists have discovered a new planet about the size of Neptune. The surface is covered with what they are describing as solid water. The atmosphere is made up of hydrogen, and the temperature of that atmosphere is incredibly hot, so hot that the water should be vaporized. The pressure of the atmosphere is so great that it actually is keeping the water from vaporizing and pressing it into a solid state, much like ice. Kind of hard to wrap your head around huh?
You heard it here folks....right here...class dismissed.
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Yep, 'tis rumored to exist. Here's your "layman's" link, just in case:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070516_hotice_planet.html
Heh, but I get to read the A&A article. :P
Sorry for hijacking your blog, momentarily. I will now hand it back to you.
I was hoping you'd have some commentary and additional information. In another life I would have preferred to be an astronomer.
By the way..hi-jack whenever the mood strikes.
Here's the pre-print for publication in A&A if you're interested:
http://arxiv.org/abs/0705.2219
I haven't had a chance to read it, but thought people might like to know where the scientific article was. :D
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