Water found in atmosphere of planet beyond our solar system
Water vapour was found in the atmosphere of K2-18b, one of the hundreds of "super-Earths" - worlds ranging in size between Earth and Neptune - documented in a growing new field of astronomy devoted to the exploration of so-called exoplanets elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy. More than 4,000 exoplanets of all types and sizes have been detected overall.
Sep 12, 2019, 06:50 AM IST
Scientists discover Earth-like conditions on exoplanet located 111 light-years-away
While looking at the planet's data, the same researchers also discovered for the first time that the planet has a neighbour.
Dec 06, 2017, 14:37 PM IST
