# @planetary_pan on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CTpaWQnM3Yv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33110533-planetary-pan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-09-10T16:01:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) — https://gondola.cc/planetarypan

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Read my full story: https://buff.ly/3nkOstC⠀
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While some astronomers are busy searching for a new planet inside our solar system, others are looking outside our solar system, searching not just for planets but for planets that could harbor life. And in a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal, a team of scientists has identified an entirely new class of exoplanets to search for. They are called Hycean worlds, and they have hydrogen-rich atmospheres and are covered in oceans. Hence the name — Hycean is a portmanteau of hydrogen and ocean.⠀
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IMAGE: Artist’s impression of a Hycean planet. CREDIT: Amanda Smith⠀
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#exoplanets #hycean #oceanworld #planetaryscience #science #space #searchforlife #astrobiology

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planetaryscience, exoplanets, hycean, science, oceanworld, space, searchforlife, astrobiology

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