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There’s less water on distant planets than previously thought
There’s less water on distant planets than previously thought Researchers at ETH Zurich have found that distant planets outside our solar system have much less water on their surfaces than previously thought. The study, which used computer simulations to model planetary evolution, shows that sub-Neptunes like K2-18b are unlikely to be “Hycean worlds” with large […]
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Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical
Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical A team of astronomers has found potential evidence for life on a distant planet called K2-18b, which orbits a star about 120 light-years from Earth. The discovery was made using the James Webb Space Telescope, […]
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