Is our Solar System a template for what we might expect to see as we look out into the Milky Way at other star systems? As the data continues to come in, the answer to that question really seems to be no, we’re not normal. And it looks like there are planets, located in their star’s habitable zone, which are completely covered with liquid water. What would it be like on one of these worlds, and of course, we always want to know, could they be habitable? https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/Audio Podcast version:ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audioWeekly email newsletter:https://www.universetoday.com/newsletterWeekly Space Hangout:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/Astronomy Cast:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSgSupport us at https://www.patreon.com/universetodayMore stories at https://www.universetoday.com/Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetodayInstagram - https://instagram.com/universetodayTeam: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected]Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fwChad Weber - [email protected]References:https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/how-much-water-there-earth?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objectshttps://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1385+kilometer+https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1.06%C3%9710%5E19+kilograms&assumption=%22ClashPrefs%22+-%3E+%22%22https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic1916/https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.04642https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab7229https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/large-exoplanet-could-have-the-right-conditions-for-lifehttps://www.pnas.org/content/116/20/9723https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aad6e0https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2020/02/27/waterworldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NJSCRPeNpU