Scientists have discovered that a planet is the most likely to find aliens in the world.

An international team of scientists used her telescope NASA James Webb, to analyze the atmosphere of an exoplanet called LHS 1140 b.

Their observations confirmed that this nearby planet may have an ocean of liquid water and a nitrogen-rich atmosphere, just like Earth.

Charles Cadieux, of the Université de Montréal, said in MailOnline : “Of all the currently known temperate exoplanets, LHS 1140 b may well be our best bet to one day confirm the existence of an alien world beyond our solar system.”

The planet LHS 1140 b is located 48 light-years from Earth in the nebula of Cetus. This makes it the closest planet to Earth where liquid water could exist. The exoplanet in question has six times the mass of Earth and orbits a small red dwarf star, which is about one-fifth the size of our Sun.

“Little-Neptune” or “Little-Earth”

Recent research has shown that the planet has less mass than it should for its size. So scientists hypothesize that two things have happened: either LHS 1140 b was a “mini-Neptune,” or it was a “mini-Earth” covered in liquid water or ice.

After a series of analyses, scientists concluded that it is more likely to be a water planet than a “mini-Neptune”.

Even more exciting is that the initial analysis suggests that the exoplanet may have a thick atmosphere just like Earth.

This would give it a much greater ability to retain heat from its star and make it more likely to have a stable climate. All of these are important factors for the existence of life.