We often imagine exoplanets as rocky or fiery. But astronomers just identified TOI-1452 b, 100 light-years away, as a potential ocean world! It’s 70% bigger, 5x Earth's mass, likely covered by a deep, global ocean. Puts a new spin on where life could be hiding.
Astronomers have identified TOI-1452 b, a super-Earth located about 100 light-years away in the constellation Draco, as a potential 'ocean world'. The planet is estimated to be about 70% larger than E