Sentences with phrase «potentially support liquid water»

Two of these planets, the researchers say, might barely be on the edge of the habitable zone, that not - too - hot, not - too - cold region that can potentially support liquid water and even life.

According to models, the TRAPPIST - 1 system contains three planets in the habitable zone, making it the record holder for stars we know of with rocky planets that could potentially support liquid water, Kaltenegger explained.

Not exact matches

Although we are some time off from probing a distant potentially habitable world's atmosphere for the presence of liquid water or chemical traces of life, Kepler - along with supporting observations by other space - and ground - based instrumentation - is giving us a tantalizing hint of the preponderance of small rocky worlds in the Milky Way.