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Study Finds Planets Need 20%–50% of Earth’s Ocean to Stay Habitable

The new modeling sets a surface‑water floor that could reshape which habitable‑zone worlds scientists prioritize for life searches.

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Kepler Archive Reveals Earth-Size Exoplanet Candidate Near Habitable Zone

Webb Telescope Rules Out Atmosphere on Earth-Sized Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d

New Study Finds Titan’s Ocean Could Support Only Tiny Microbial Life

JUICE Spacecraft Captures Sharpest Image of Earth's Radiation Belt

Exoplanets Hold Vast Water Reserves Deep Within Their Cores