In its 15 months of service, NASA’s TESS exoplanet-hunting satellite has racked up many exciting exoplanet discoveries, but few show promise in the search for extraterrestrial life. Most of the new worlds are either too hot or too cold — or are composed primarily of gas rather than rock — and are unlikely to support life as we know it.
However, a newly-discovered planet orbiting a star close to Earth is one of the rare exceptions, and it’s showing some serious promise for researchers to who dream of finding life in space. The planet, called GJ 357 d, is significantly larger than Earth, but may have what it takes to support liquid water on its surface, dramatically increasing its potential to foster life.
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NASA’s exoplanet hunter just spotted a ‘super Earth’ orbiting a nearby star originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 11:44:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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