Water Vapor And Temperatures That Could Support Life Found The hubble space telescope has found water vapor and temperatures suitable to support life on an exoplanet called k2 18b, according to nasa. m. kornmesser esa hubble k2 18b was discovered by nasa. With data from the hubble space telescope, water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet within the habitable zone of its host star. k2 18b, which is eight times the mass of earth, is the only planet orbiting a star outside the solar system (or “exoplanet”) known to have both water and temperatures that could support life.
Water Vapor And Temperatures That Could Support Life Found With data from the hubble space telescope, water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet within the habitable zone of its host star. k2 18b, which is eight times the mass of earth, is the only planet orbiting a star outside the solar system (or “exoplanet”) known to have both water and temperatures that could support life. "the planet gj 9827d could be half water, half rock. and there would be a lot of water vapor on top of some smaller rocky body," said benneke. if the planet has a residual water rich atmosphere, then it must have formed farther away from its host star, where the temperature is cold and water is available in the form of ice, than its present. Astronomers using the hubble space telescope have detected water molecules in the atmosphere of a small, blazing hot exoplanet 97 light years from earth. the planet, named gj 9827d, is about twice. An artist's impression showing k2 18b, the only known exoplanet that contains both water and temperatures that could support life. image credit: esa hubble, m. kornmesser. this week, astronomers.
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