Hot, Solid Water Planet

[kate.lin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An odd planet the size of Neptune, made mostly of hot, solid water, has been discovered not far from Earth and offers evidence that other planets may be covered with oceans, European astronomers reported Wednesday.

“The water is frozen by the pressure but it’s hot. It’s a bit strange – we are used to water changing conditions because of temperature, but in fact water can also be solidified by pressure,” Pont said.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/05/16/odd.exoplanet.reut/index.html

Could it be possible that scientists verify the phenomenon in the lab on Earth if water is frozen by the pressure at high temperature?

[Taiwanlight_Zone]

It seems like every few months there are more and more surprises. Finding an Earth-like planet may happen sooner than we think.

[Josefus]

not far from Earth

I consider the 7/11 downstairs to be not far.
198 trillion miles, not so close.

It’s all relative, eh?

[Stian]

The water is frozen by the pressure but it’s hot.

This confuse me since the water will become frozen at lover temperatures if the preshure is high. Must be a bad quote.

[Quentin]

Hot, solid yet liquid.

I’m not a demanding man. That’s all I expect out of my women.