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Lava planet has hydrogen-rich, active atmosphere

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June 17, 2026 • 52 views
Original source: Universe Today

It’s 2158, and you’re chugging away on your PhD in Planetary Volcanology from the University of Utopia Planitia on Mars. Graduate students still get paid a sub-living wage, so you’ve been stuck eating freeze-dried ramen for the past three years. You’ve completed studying Jupiter’s moon, Io, but now ...

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