The Milky Way may be filled with millions of planets like Earth

Experts have had a major breakthrough in the search for potential life on other planets. A new study from the University of Copenhagen suggests that our galaxy may be filled with millions of planets that have oceans and continents like those found on Earth.  In order for a planet to be suitable to host extraterrestrial life, it must have liquid water. However, it has been assumed that planets only obtain water through a chance collision with an ice asteroid. But now, a team of experts from the …