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Exploring Ocean Worlds

Ocean worlds may be common in our galaxy. Modeling and exoplanet discoveries suggest many planets could have oceans, some hidden beneath icy shells.

New research and exoplanet discoveries suggest that ocean worlds—planets with abundant water, possibly beneath ice—may be widespread in the Milky Way.

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