Many mysterious oceans found outside Earth

According to NASA, many other stars in the solar system such as Neptune, Pluto... may hide oceans containing extraterrestrial life under their ice layers.

According to the latest research by NASA, the gravity from natural satellites can create movements and collisions in the oceans, creating enough heat to keep them in a liquid state beneath the ice on the surface of these planets. Where there is water, there is a good chance that there is life.

Are there oceans containing life beneath the surface ice of Neptune and Pluto?

For example, Neptune was previously known to have a surface temperature below 200 degrees Celsius, which is too cold to hold liquid water. However, new evidence suggests that a layer of water exists beneath the icy crust.

Not long ago, after images of ice mountains and ice ridges on the surface of Pluto were recorded, many scientists believed that beneath them there were still oceans that existed in a liquid state and were warm enough for life to develop.

These planets also have natural satellites – moons similar to Earth, which are large enough to generate tides. Moons continue to be created after large bodies collide, pushing material into the planet’s orbit. These collisions also create friction, releasing heat and heating the tides, a phenomenon known as “tidal heating” for which there is documented evidence.

Scientists found traces of a liquid ocean while analyzing Pluto's surface.

According to researcher Joe Renaud (George Mason University, Virginia - USA), in the future, it is very likely that tidal heating will help buried oceans move closer to the planet's surface and observational means can access them.

This tidal heating also increases the number of “hydrothermal vents” on icy planets, which in turn provide the raw materials for life. The team is continuing to delve deeper into these oceans in the hope of finding clear signs of extraterrestrial life.

According to Khoahoc.tv