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K2-18 b lies 110 light years from Earth in the constellation of Leo and is 8.6 times the size of Earth .
It orbits a cool dwarf star in the habitable zone in the Goldilocks zone.
The James Webb Space Telescope detected methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of the planet.
The researchers are cautious, however, saying these signs are tentative and require further validation.
K2-18 b has a radius of 2.6 times that of Earth .
Interior probably contains a large mantle of high-pressure ice, like Neptune , but with a thinner hydrogen-rich atmosphere and an ocean surface that may be too hot to be habitable, or be liquid.
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