Water-worlds are common: Exoplanets may contain vast amounts of water

Friday, August 17, 2018 - 15:50 in Astronomy & Space

Scientists have shown that water is likely to be a major component of those exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars) which are between two to four times the size of Earth. It will have implications for the search of life in our Galaxy. The work is presented at the Goldschmidt Conference in Boston.

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