Here I say, "And under that wouldn't be rock, but a form of high-pressure ice, like ice IX." 

I used ice IX to refer to the general category of high-pressure ices because it's a familiar term from Kurt Vonnegut's *Cat's Cradle*, but if GJ 1214b, the planet I'm discussing here, is in fact a water world, its most likely form is ice VII (and possibly ice X) due to the planet's predicted interior temperatures. See the upper left of this [water phase diagram](http://ergodic.ugr.es/termo/lecciones/water1.html).

Jeder Stern, den wir am Nachthimmel sehen, wird von mindestens einem Planeten umkreist, sagt Astronomin Sara Seager. Was wissen wir über diese Exoplaneten und wie können wir mehr herausfinden? Seager stellt einige ihrer Lieblings-Exoplaneten und neue Technologien vor, die es ermöglichen, mehr Informationen über sie zu sammeln – und sogar helfen, Exoplaneten zu suchen, auf denen es Leben gibt.

Die Suche nach Planeten außerhalb unseres Sonnensystems

Recent discoveries reveal that every star in the night sky hosts at least one planet, and the Milky Way alone teems with billions. Astronomers are now on the brink of identifying planets with conditions similar to Earth. Using innovative tools like the starshade, researchers are developing ways to study distant atmospheres for signs of life. This search may soon answer humanity’s oldest question: are we alone in the universe.

Every Star Hides A Planet—And We’re Close To Finding Life

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Sara Seager: Die Suche nach Planeten außerhalb unseres Sonnensystems