Ocean Planet Discovered 100 Light Years Away

A team led by the University of Montreal has discovered a planet larger than Earth about 100 light-years away, through observations from NASA’s TESS satellite, supported by onboard telescopes. It is thought that 30% of this planet orbiting a red dwarf star may be covered with water.

The discovered exoplanet was named TOI-1452b. The planet orbits one of two smaller stars in a binary system in the constellation Draco. According to the report, the planet is in a habitable zone where the temperature is suitable for water to remain liquid. That’s why the research team thinks the planet might be covered by an ocean.

1 year on this planet is only 11 days

The newly discovered planet orbits a star four times smaller than the Sun, the binary M dwarf star. According to the statements made, the planet rotates so fast that it takes only 11 days for 1 year in TOI-1452b. Since the star around which the planet revolves is smaller and cooler than the Sun, the planet can receive as much light from its star as Venus does from the Sun.

The planet, thought to be about five times larger than Earth, may be one of the finest oceanic planets ever discovered, and the new super-earth. Stating that more research is needed on the planet, scientists think that TOI-1452b may be a magical rock planet with little or no atmosphere. It is also thought that the planet may be a terrestrial planet with a low molecular weight atmosphere.

The research team is considering making an observation with the James Webb Space Telescope in order to examine the planet more closely and in detail and to confirm the presence of water.