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Soh Kam YungDec 16, 2022

"Two planets that were originally discovered by the Kepler mission may not be what we thought they were. [...] [T]he only realistic way to get the sort of densities they now seem to have is for a substantial amount of their volume to be occupied by water or a similar fluid."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/scientists-revisit-kepler-findings-learn-two-planets-are-water-worlds/

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Scientists may have found the first water worlds

Density suggests these "super-Earths" are more like giant, hot Europas.

Ars Technica