Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
A team of international researchers has provided a mineralogy lab study for water-rich exoplanets, revealing an unexpected new solid phase with silicon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The findings suggest that the distinction between water and rock layers in these planets may be 'fuzzy' at high pressure and temperature.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- ASU scientists lead study of galaxy's 'water worlds' Arizona State University · Apr 21, 2020 · first to report
- Beneath the surface of our galaxy's water worlds DOE/Argonne National Laboratory · Jun 24, 2020