Tag Archives: water world

How can there be ice on the moon?

Curious Kids is a series for kids of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. I have a question about ice on the moon. How is that possible? – Olaf, age 9, Hillsborough, North Carolina We are lucky to live in a water world. More… Read More »

Astronomers detect ‘water world with boiling ocean’ in deep space

Hubble telescope detects water around small, hot and steamy exoplanet in ‘exciting discovery’

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the atmosphere of a relatively small planet outside the solar system is rich in water vapor. But don’t plan a holiday to this destination just yet. The planet’s surface is hot enough to melt lead, meaning it is a steamy world unsuitable for life as we… Read More »