Alien life may exist on giant Super-Earth 30 trillion miles from home
January 11, 2019 at 12:55 PM EST
A new paper published by astrophysicists at Villanova University suggests that the planet that orbits Barnard's Star – known as Barnard b – could have the potential for extraterrestrial life if water exists on the planet. That's due to the possibility of geothermal heating, which could create an ocean for primitive life.