Group of #Quebec astrophysicists is over the moon abt their discovery of distant ocean world
#LHS1140B was 1st spotted 48 light-years away in '17, took #JamesWebb space telescope to help scientists determine the planet→water world
"While planet passes in front of star, part of light will pass through atmosphere, chemical signature will get imprinted in that light," said #UniversiteDeMontreal astrophysicist #CharlesCadieux, 1 of lead researchers on international team
Bewoonbare zone Exoplaneet LHS 1140b is waarschijnlijk Sneeuwbal- of Waterwereld
LHS 1140b is de op een na dichtstbijzijnde gematigde exoplaneet tot de Aarde, met een temperatuur die laag genoeg is om vloeibaar oppervlaktewater te ondersteunen.
#cetus #exoplaneet #HyceaanseWereld #LHS1140b #superaarde #walvis #waterwereld #webb
#SuperEarth discovered
Could have oceans and may be habitable
The #planet orbits a #reddwarfstar in its habitable zone
Temperatures could potentially support #liquidwater on the surface.
#LHS1140b, an #exoplanet located approximately #48lightyears away in the constellation #Cetus.
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/science/story/super-earth-discovered-it-could-have-oceans-and-may-be-habitable-2564275-2024-07-09
Un mondo di ghiaccio nella zona abitabile: LHS 1140 b sorprende gli astronomi. Il telescopio James Webb rivela un esopianeta con possibile atmosfera e un oceano liquido con temperature di 20 gradi a 48 anni luce dalla Terra.
La #superterre #LHS1140b pourrait être habitable avec une atmosphère contenant de l'azote, comme sur Terre ! http://sci3nc.es/T9JVN2
