Chance of alien life given massive boost as scientists reveal water 'likely'

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    The quest for alien life has been boosted by a major discovery about exoplanets – planets that exist outside our solar system.

    Scientists say that "water worlds", or exoplanets that contain lots of water, are actually very common.

    A team of experts has been digging into data obtained by the Kepler space telescope, as revealed at today's Goldschmidt conference in Boston, USA.

    Kepler has discovered more than 4,000 exoplanets so far, some of which could support alien life.

    read more http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018...eal-water-likely-on-thousands-exoplanets.html
     

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