A group of NASA researchers announced in January the discovery of two potentially habitable planets orbiting the star TOI-700, about a hundred light years from Earth.

Although it is unlikely that humans will be able to reach this region in the next few years, the discovery remains relevant in the search for alien life forms.

As the The Conversation website and quoted by Notícias ao Minuto, the fact that these two planets are in the habitable zone of TOI-700 makes it possible to find water in a liquid state - an ingredient considered essential for the existence of life.

The search for this type of planet is one of the main reasons that led to the development of the James Webb - a space telescope specialized in locating and identifying exoplanets.