NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered signs of a vast ocean on the planet K2-18 b.
Astronomers can't directly look at the surface of the planet, called K2-18 b, but Webb analyzed its atmosphere for hints of what may lie below.
That's a strong mark against the molecule's existence on K2-18 b.
Confirming these findings requires a lot more observation of K2-18 b.
As Blain put it: "K2-18 b is not exactly an Earth twin."
Persons:
NASA's James Webb, Webb, James Webb, Madhusudhan, That's, Aaron Gronstal, Doriann Blain, Max Planck, Blain, peered, Webb’s, Crawford, J, Olmsted, haven't, Eliza Kempton, we've, Markus Scheucher, Kempton, I'd, there's, Marianne Guenot
Organizations:
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Service, NASA, University of Cambridge, DMS, Max, Max Planck Institute, Astronomy, Hubble, European Space Agency, CSA, ESA, Cambridge University, Astrophysical Journal, University of Maryland, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Locations:
Wall, Silicon