Was Water Vapor Discovered on an Earth Like Exoplanet? With Dr. Angelos Tsiaras

Was Water Vapor Discovered on an Earth Like Exoplanet? With Dr. Angelos Tsiaras

Author: John Michael Godier January 9, 2026 Duration: 19:55

Joining John Michael Godier on Event Horizon is Dr. Angelos Tsiaras, him and his team have discovered water vapors in the atmosphere of K2-18b, an earth like exoplanet. But just how much like earth is it? And does having water mean this planet, could be a host to alien life? Dr. Angelos Tsiaris is a research associate at the University College London in the department of physics and astronomy."Water vapour in the atmosphere of the habitable-zone eight-Earth-mass planet K2-18 b", Tsiaras et al, 2019https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-019-0878-9https://angelostsiaras.com/Does Most Life Exist In Ice Shell Moons Like Europa? Featuring David Kippinghttps://youtu.be/FEi_eK9uwSgWhy Intelligent Life in the Universe May Be Hidden with Isaac Arthurhttps://youtu.be/D_EX9FUDv3oIs Climate Change a Fermi Paradox Great Filter? Featuring Adam Frankhttps://youtu.be/nTZgsuXfRYUWebsite:https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowFollow us on Twitter!https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon


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