NEW YORK: Many asteroids and comets in space are full of water, which means an enormous number of planets in other planetary systems are likely to be not only water-rich, but also suitable for the formation of life as we know it, say scientists from the University of Warwick in England.
In a paper published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (citation below), Dr. Roberto Raddi and colleagues explained that water delivery via comets or asteroids is probably taking place in numerous other planetary systems, just as it happened on our planet.
The scientists, who work at the University of Warwick’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Group, say their study findings add further support to the likelihood of water being delivered to Earth-like exoplanets via such bodies to create habitable environments. (Exoplanets are planets outside our Solar System that orbit a star).
