Bedtime Astronomy

45 Potentially Habitable Worlds Discovered

April 16 · 47 min · Season 3 · Episode 376 · 45.8 MB
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Researchers at Cornell have identified 45 rocky exoplanets with strong potential for habitability using Gaia and NASA data.

Focused on worlds within the habitable zone, this catalog guides future exploration in the search for liquid water and life.

Meanwhile, the James Webb Space Telescope is analyzing atmospheres in systems like TRAPPIST-1, narrowing down candidates that could support living ecosystems—marking a shift from discovery to detailed investigation of life beyond Earth.

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