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    K2-18b, also known as EPIC 201912552 b, is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf K2-18, located 124 light-years (38 pc) away from Earth. The planet is a...
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    density data imply that both rocky Super-Earths and Sub-Neptunes (like K2-18b and TOI-1231 b) can fit this type, and it is thus expected that they will...
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  • team who studied the interior and atmosphere of the mini-Neptune exoplanet K2-18b. They found that in certain cases, liquid water may exist on the planet's...
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    called K2-18b, a super-Earth located within the habitable zone of K2-18. It was discovered in 2015 by the Kepler space telescope in its K2 mission....
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    a planet of its atmosphere, so it is now considered non-habitable. K2-3d and K2-18b were originally considered potentially habitable, and the latter remains...
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    methane problem for K2-18b. The observations showed strong absorption due to methane, but was not able to detect any ammonia in K2-18b. The research team...
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  • Archive. "K2-16c". NASA. Retrieved 2018-04-06. NASA Exoplanet Archive. "K2-17b". NASA. Retrieved 2018-04-06. NASA Exoplanet Archive. "K2-18b". NASA. Retrieved...
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    September 12, 2023, NASA announced that their investigation into exoplanet K2-18b revealed the possible presence of dimethyl sulfide, noting "On Earth, this...
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    red dwarf 31 light years away. K2-18b is an exoplanet 124 light-years away, orbiting in the habitable zone of the K2-18, a red dwarf. This planet is...
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    Astronomers announce the detection of water in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b, the first such discovery for an exoplanet in the habitable zone around...
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