Hycean worlds are also called ocean worlds. They're planets covered in oceans that also have thick hydrogen atmospheres.

James Webb Space Telescope data suggests the exoplanet LHS 1140 b is a water world in its star's habitable zone that sports a lovely, temperate ocean.

The most likely reason (when combined with other observation) for seeing 1000 times more of the chemical DMS would be that exoplanet K2-18B is an ocean planet teeming with life. This ocean filled with ...

The mixture of gasses measured in exoplanet K2-18 b suggests it may have a global ocean beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere—and astronomers even spotted a tantalizing, though unconfirmed, sign of ...

K2-18b is considered a Hycean exoplanet – as opposed to a rocky planet – due to its potential to possess a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and surface covered in ocean water.. Since it was discovered ...

Finding evidence of life in the cosmos is the “holy grail” of exoplanet science, one of the scientists said, but there is still a 0.3% chance that the observation is a statistical fluke.

The exoplanet LHS 1140 b has been an enticing object for astronomers ever since it was discovered in 2017. That's mainly thanks to its location, a mere 48 light-years away.

As much as 95% of an exoplanet's water could be trapped forever deep inside its iron core, transforming what we thought we knew about water worlds and potentially rendering them even more ...

JWST Suggests Exoplanet Is 'Best Bet' at Finding Ocean . Monisha Ravisetti Space.com July 9, 2024 B. Gougeon/Université de Montréal The search for habitability elsewhere in the universe can arguably ...

A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space ...

James Webb Space Telescope data suggests the exoplanet LHS 1140 b is a water world in its star's habitable zone that sports a lovely, temperate ocean.