James Webb Telescope Sees Exoplanet Might Have Be covered With a Liquid Water Ocean
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6ENSC)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed K2-18 b whic an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth. It is showing the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Webb's discovery adds to recent studies suggesting that K2-18 b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the potential to possess a hydrogen-rich atmosphere ...