A year in search of life in space

In 2024, the scientific community achieved important results in astronomy, both in the search for exoplanets and in the study of the Solar System.

Exoplanets
Gliese 12 b: Exoplanet 40 light years away, with temperatures between 10-41°C, potentially habitable if it has a suitable atmosphere.
TOI-715 b: Rocky planet, three times more massive than Earth, located in the habitable zone of its star.
Barnard b: Planet close to the Barnard star, interesting for future observations due to its proximity to the Solar System.
Gas giants: TESS has identified many Jupiter-like planets, useful for studying the evolution of planetary systems.
Global progress: Passed the threshold of 7,300 known exoplanets, with advanced techniques such as transits and radial velocity.
Water in the Solar System
Mimas and Miranda: subterranean oceans found on the moons of Saturn and Uranus respectively, extend the list of “ocean worlds”.
Comet 67P: The similarity of the comet's water to that on Earth reopens the debate on the origin of water on Earth.
Asteroid Bennu: Detected organic compounds and water-bound minerals critical to understanding the Solar System's primordial conditions.
Planetary formation: New studies show how planetesimals distributed water during the formation of the Solar System.
These advances highlight the importance of space missions and Earth-based observations to better understand our Universe and the origin of life.