NASA: 17 exoplanets that may be habitable!

NASA has revealed that 17 newly discovered exoplanets could have subsurface oceans buried under thick sheets of ice, and could be habitable.

While the exact composition of these worlds remains unclear, estimates of their surface temperatures from previous studies suggest they are much cooler than Earth. They are also less dense, despite being roughly the same size as our planet, according to Russia Today.

“Our analyses predict that these 17 worlds may have ice-covered surfaces, but receive enough internal heating to sustain interior oceans,” said Lynae Quick, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.