How Likely Are Habitable Exo-Moons?

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Of the roughly 6,000 exoplanets we've discovered, a significant number are in the apparent habitable zones of their stars. Most are giant planets; either gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, or ice giants like Uranus and Neptune. Could some of those have habitable exomoons?

No life could exist on our Solar System's giant planets. However, some of their moons have become prime targets in the search for life. It leads to a natural question: Could giant exoplanets in habitable zones around other stars have habitable moons?

How Likely Are Habitable Exo-Moons?

Of the roughly 6,000 exoplanets we've discovered, a significant number are in the apparent habitable zones of their stars. Most are giant planets; either gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, or ice giants like Uranus and Neptune. Could some of those have habitable exomoons?

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