Webb telescope spies signs of water on habitable-zone exoplanet - CNN
Sep 12, 2023 · Waters may be flowing on the surface of a colossal planet that lies about 120 light-years from Earth, according to new evidence uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Astronomers discover potential "water world" exoplanet nearby …
Aug 26, 2022 · While our planet is 70% water, oceans account for less than 1% of the planet's mass — whereas water on TOI-1452 b could make up as much as 30% of its mass, according to one simulation.
Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone
Jan 31, 2024 · Key facts: The bigger planet, dubbed TOI-715 b, is about one and a half times as wide as Earth, and orbits within the “conservative” habitable zone around its parent star. That’s the distance from the star that could give the planet …
Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water, NASA’s Hubble and …
Dec 15, 2022 · Using data from NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, astronomers found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a star 218 light-years away are “water worlds,” where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet.
Hubble helps discover a new type of planet largely composed of water
Dec 15, 2022 · Researchers have found evidence for the existence of a new type of planet they have called a “water world,” where water makes up a large fraction of the entire planet. These worlds, discovered in a planetary system 218 light-years …
A new exoplanet 100 light years from Earth may be entirely covered in water
Aug 26, 2022 · An international team of researchers led by the University of Montreal discovered an exoplanet that could be covered entirely in water. The planet TOI-1452b is about 100 light years away from...
A Hubble first: Water vapor found on habitable-zone exoplanet
Sep 11, 2019 · For the first time, researchers have detected water vapor signatures in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system that resides in the "habitable zone," the region around a star in which liquid water could potentially pool on the surface of a rocky planet.
Astronomers Find Water on an Exoplanet Twice the Size of Earth
Sep 11, 2019 · The planet orbits in the habitable zone of its star, the sweet spot in which starlight may sufficiently warm a world to allow water to pool and flow on its surface.
Hubble discovers a water-rich planet with a steamy atmosphere
Feb 3, 2024 · While the harsh, steamy conditions on this planet make it inhospitable to life as we know it, this finding opens new doors in the study of exoplanetary atmospheres, particularly those resembling Earth’s.
Scientists discover wild planet that may be covered by a ... - Mashable
Aug 28, 2022 · Astronomers recently announced that the exoplanet TOI-1452 b is close in size to Earth and lies in a region of its solar system where liquid water could exist.