Scientists may be able to pinpoint the Earth-like planets in other solar systems sooner than later.
As per what is known about the universe, thousands of Earth-like, habitable planets should exist in other solar systems.
Now, researchers from the Kavli Foundation have gotten closer to detect far-away planets and are on the verge of being able to tell which of these "exoplanets" harbor liquid water - a known necessity for life, and one of the main features that astronomers look for when hunting Earth-like planets.
In September, the astronomers had for the first time detected water vapor in the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet. Although the planet lacked a rocky surface and orbits so close to its sun that the temperatures reached more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it proved that water vapor on distant planets could be detected. (ANI)
As per what is known about the universe, thousands of Earth-like, habitable planets should exist in other solar systems.
Now, researchers from the Kavli Foundation have gotten closer to detect far-away planets and are on the verge of being able to tell which of these "exoplanets" harbor liquid water - a known necessity for life, and one of the main features that astronomers look for when hunting Earth-like planets.
In September, the astronomers had for the first time detected water vapor in the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet. Although the planet lacked a rocky surface and orbits so close to its sun that the temperatures reached more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, it proved that water vapor on distant planets could be detected. (ANI)
