K2-18b

Sept. 14, 2019

Astronomers have for the first time discovered water vapour in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b.

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Astronomers at the University College London used data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to make the discovery. They published their findings in the journal Nature Astronomy.
It is the first time that they have detected water on a planet in the habitable zone around a star where the temperature is potentially compatible with the presence of life.
K2-18b has an atmosphere and it has water in it, thus making it the only exoplanet known to have both water and temperatures that could support life.

Source : The Hindu

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