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Hubblecast 124 Light: Exoplanet K2-18b

September 11, 2019 · ESA/Hubble

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This Hubblecast Light highlights the exciting discovery of the first water detected on a potentially habitable planet. With data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, water vapour has been detected in the atmosphere of a super-Earth with habitable temperatures by University College Longon (UCL) researchers.