Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Has Water Vapor in Atmosphere

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about 110 light-years from Earth. Story: Water Vapor Detected in Atmosphere of an Alien World Nearly Twice the Size of Earth:

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