WATER WORLDS: Hideouts for Alien Life

Far beyond Earth, a new type of alien water planet could be speckling our galaxy by the billions, like cosmic dew drops. These “Hycean Planets” range up to ten times the mass of the Earth, containing mega-oceans that could stretch down hundreds of kilometers. Their extreme pressures keep their water liquid across a wide range of temperatures, broadening the zone in which they could host life. And researchers now believe that these worlds are extremely common in the universe. Soon we will get our first peek into the atmosphere of a possible Hycean world, K2-18b, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. What secrets will these ocean worlds reveal? Is something out there, swimming freely in an ocean more vast that we can imagine? // Visuals, sound, and script by melodysheep Narrated by will crowley Stock footage courtesy Artgrid Sources: Special thanks to my highest level supporters on Patreon: Juan Benet Morrison Waud James Upsher Matthew Brown Naomi Augustine Happy Couples Enjoyer Tabloid A Red And my 2nd tier supporters: Felix Weis Cuneivlog Maero Music Jackson Hills Fabricio Bloisi Totally Normal Romain Gilliot Frank Buschmann Brenden Dearie Kimi Ushida: And my 3rd tier supporters: Roberto Espinal Jim David Rovira Fabio Vizeet Saurav Erhardt Miller Anthony Rodio (and daughter Zoey) Mackenzie Moore Alexander Koch Stratozfearz Robert Leiper Justin Walsh Caleb Braun Joshyori David August Jeremiah Tims Joan Meier David Balland Michael Denny Logan Shelton JM_Borg Caleb Levesque Jose Contreras Greysen Paige Derick Yan Brandon Sanders And all other supporters on Patreon – thank you all!