• @WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works
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    72 months ago

    Gas giants get denser with time. They’re, by definition, mostly made of gas. And gas significantly expands or contracts based on temperature. I’m sure a terrestrial planet like Earth shrinks slightly as it’s cooled from its founding, but nothing compared to a gas giant. Jupiter was much hotter earlier on. So as it cooled, it became less puffed up.

    • @muhyb@programming.dev
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      32 months ago

      I see. Its core temperature is closer to a planet than a brown dwarf I guess. Though I have found this. Well, space is amazing.