Disclaimer: I am not an exobiologist. Nor have I read more than the abstract and conclusion of the paper so far. However I do have an interest in exobiology

Disclaimer: I am not an exobiologist. Nor have I read more than the abstract and conclusion of the paper so far. However I do have an interest in exobiology and try to keep up with developments in the field. To summarize the paper: They have developed some new models that show it is theoretically possible that Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f could be warm water worlds. Their models also show that with the new generation of telescopes coming online, such as the James Web Space Telescope, it should be possible to determine if Kepler-62e and Kepler-62f are actually warm water worlds. If these two planets do turn out to be warm water worlds, it would be big news, as some of the elements for 'earth like' life would be present on two exoplanets – abundant liquid water. If I remember correctly, there is some other work being done (not related to this paper) on obtaining an atmospheric spectra of transiting exoplanets. This could tell us the chemical makeup of the planets atmospheres and we could possibly see various markers that would indicate life. All up, it looks to be pretty exciting, but we are going to need some bigger and better telescopes before we know more. Keep watching this space!