NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb managed to uncover more infinite secrets of the universe, as each managed to reveal the existence of two planets outside the solar system which are considered aquatic planets, due to the large area of water covering these two planets.
Astronomers have previously discovered more than 5,000 planets outside the solar system, but information obtained by space agencies in this regard has revealed that the two recently discovered planets are aquatic worlds, with oceans 500 times deeper than the oceans on Earth. according to Digitartlends.
Research shows that up to half the size of planets may be composed of water, which raises questions about planets of this size and type.
Research on these two planets, Kepler-138 c and c, has revealed that they are very different in nature and that much of their entire volume is likely composed of water.
“Imagine larger versions of Europa or Enceladus, the water-rich moons that orbit Jupiter and Saturn, but get very close to their star,” said lead author Caroline Piaulet of the Trottier Institute for Exoplanet Research. would have large envelopes of water vapor.”
However, these planets would not really be similar anywhere in our solar system because the planets in question have very hot atmospheres. Instead they probably have a dense vapor atmosphere with high pressure liquid water.
While this seems unusual, we could find more similar worlds in the future, Beneke said: ‘As our instruments and technologies become sensitive enough to find and study planets far from their stars, we could start to find many of these worlds. aquatic”.
