One of the most incessant searches of the human being in recent times is the evidence of extraterrestrial life, Or what is the same, the compatibility of planets to house life similar to human. For this, some things are fundamental: The majority presence of carbon as a chemical element and, in addition, the existence of water.
A novelty is that it could have been discovered A new planet where a large part of its surface would be covered with water through great oceans. Is closer than you might think, 100 light years, and astronomers have identified it as toi-1452 b.
This body could contain up to 30% of its surface with water So it would be the first ocean planet that is discovered, which would radically expand the options that life can be developed. Although there could be inconveniences that this is so, since experience and previous studies indicate that It is difficult for there to be liquid water, due to its position in the galaxy.
A new discovery of the James Webb space telescope
The first analyzes indicate that it could be composed of layers of liquid water or ice, similar to the hidden oceans of the ganymede and brain moons. That is why the James Webb space telescope is already investigating the Possibility of seeking evidence of life in toi-1452 b. This body is considered a superstierra, since It has a diameter 70% greater than that of the earth and a mass about five times larger.
It has been after the investigation of its surface when they have realized that What seemed like a rocky surface could be water, since its total mass is too light to be in its entirety and metals.
En the case of demonstrating the existence of waternot only would it be a historical fact, but would cover many more possibilities, given that It was currently not compatible that a body that orbits so close to its star could have liquid water and this was frozen by temperatures.
