Artist’s conception of a planet covered with a global ocean. A new study finds that these water worlds could maintain stable climates and perhaps sustain life. Credit: ESO/M. KornmesserType
Publication
ApJ
Press Coverage
- Are Water Worlds Habitable?: Scientific American, April 5, 2018.
- Europan Space Whales Anyone? Planets Covered by Deep Oceans Can Still Have Life on Them: Universe Today, Sept 5, 2018.
- Water worlds could support life, study says: U Chicago, Aug 31, 2018.
- ‘Water worlds’ could have stable climate, perhaps support life, study says: Penn State, Aug 31, 2018