Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!We could prove aliens exist within two years, say astronomers.A new class of potentially habitable planets has been identified – taking the search for extra-terrestrials a giant step forward.
Dubbed Hycean planets, they are hot, with hydrogen-rich atmospheres and deep oceans.A British team is searching for “biosignatures” on them – molecules that are signs of life.Dr Nikku Madhusudhan, from Cambridge University, said: “Hycean planets open a whole new avenue in our search for life elsewhere.“We have been focusing on planets similar to Earth, which is a reasonable place to start.
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