There's Water on Alien Planets, Just Not As Much as Scientists Thought: Study

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There's Water on Alien Planets, Just Not As Much as Scientists Thought: Study

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From Space.com:
"Water appears both common and unexpectedly scarce in exoplanets — many distant worlds have it, but less of it than predicted, a new study finds."

https://www.space.com/exoplanets-water- ... tiful.html

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Re: There's Water on Alien Planets, Just Not As Much as Scientists Thought: Study

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Hi Stephen. I saw this on my phone news app earlier today, but it is now gone. So, I am glad that you caught it and posted it. Thanks for sharing this interesting link on here with us Stephen, and the very best of regards.
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