A international team of astronomers has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b: it could be a promising 'super-Earth' covered in ice or water. A international team of ...

Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter’s moon Europa or be an ice world with a liquid substellar ocean and a cloudy atmosphere (centre).

Discovered in 2017, some 48 light-years away, exoplanet LHS 1140 b was originally thought to be a mini-Neptune. But new research suggests that it’s actually a rocky super-Earth with possibly some ...

The search for Earth’s twin just got a little closer as astronomers recently presented findings regarding a potential icy or watery “super-Earth” called LHS 1140 b, which is located approximately 49 ...

Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter’s moon Europa or be an ice world with a liquid substellar ocean and a cloudy atmosphere (centre). LHS ...

An exoplanet in the habitable zone of its own sun is now suspected to have a liquid ocean and an atmosphere, meaning it has potential to harbor life similar to that on Earth. The planet, named LHS ...

'If it's confirmed in the future, that would be the first indirect detection of liquid water on an exoplanet.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b may be a world completely covered in ice (left) similar to Jupiter’s moon Europa or may be an ice ...

JWST data suggests LHS 1140 b may have an ocean and nitrogen-rich atmosphere, making it a top candidate for extraterrestrial life. Some 48 light-years away, in the constellation Cetus, lies an ...