Mysterious water worlds could be hiding alien life, say scientists as pool of ‘potentially habitable’ planets grows

THE discovery of secret water worlds has significantly widened the pool of “potentially habitable” planets, according to new research.

It poses exciting possibilities for finding life elsewhere in the universe.

B. Gougeon/Université de MontréalThe new research means planets that are deemed inhabitable because they have ‘too much’ water – might not be lost causes at all[/caption]

“If you looked at the exoplanet community three to five years ago, everybody was thinking that...