Astronomers find surprising ice world in the habitable zone with JWST data
July 08, 2024
July 08, 2024
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 8 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter's moon Europa or be an ice world with a liquid substellar ocean and a cloudy atmosphere (centre). LHS 1140 b is 1.7 times the size of our planet Earth (right) and is the most promising habitable zone exoplanet yet in our search for liquid water beyond the Solar System. Image credit: B. Gougeon/Universit . . .
Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter's moon Europa or be an ice world with a liquid substellar ocean and a cloudy atmosphere (centre). LHS 1140 b is 1.7 times the size of our planet Earth (right) and is the most promising habitable zone exoplanet yet in our search for liquid water beyond the Solar System. Image credit: B. Gougeon/Universit . . .