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'Huge deal': Lead scientist explains new exoplanet discovery

13/09/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : CNN
'Huge Deal': Lead Scientist Explains New Exoplanet Discovery
A planet 120 light-years away from Earth appears to have chemicals that could indicate the presence of life. Lead author professor Nikku Madhusudhan from the University of Cambridge joins CNN to explain the study.
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Exoplanet's surface may be covered in oceans
Robert Lea

11/09/2023 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : Space.com
Exoplanet's Surface May Be Covered In Oceans
The so-called Hycean planet K2–18 b is around twice the size of Earth and orbits in the habitable zone of a star located 120 light-years from our solar system.
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