Astronomers Just Found An Ocean-Covered Super-Earth And It’s Amazing

As the James Webb Space Telescope begins its exploration of distant exoplanets, astronomers have found a potential water-covered ocean world about 100 light years away in the Draco constellation. The planet has been named TOI-1456 b and was discovered using NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite).

One of the most fundamental reasons life exists on Earth is the abundance of liquid water on its surface. Evidence suggests that life probably began on Earth in the ocean at least 3.5 billion years ago. So when searching for alien life beyond our planet, these water worlds are expected to be the best shot.

So how did astronomers discover this distant exoplanet? How do they know it harbors a planet-wide ocean of liquid water? Finally, and most importantly, what are the chances that life exists in this water world?

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