Daily Mail News – Science
By CHRIS MELORE, ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 18:30 EDT, 26 April 2025 | Updated: 02:23 EDT, 27 April 2025
Scientists have found a nearby planet that appears to be teeming with life, and now Earth’s most advanced computer programs revealed what it could look like.
The planet, known by astronomers as K2-18b, is located approximately 124 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Leo. One light year equals 5.88 trillion miles.
Researchers described K2-18b as a ‘hycean’ world, meaning it’s potentially one planet-sized ocean sitting beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.
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