There are two planets that are similar to Earth but larger. One of them may be able to live.
In a press release, a Belgian-led team of international scientists announced that they'd found two "Super-Earth" planets, which are larger than Earth but smaller than icy giants.
The University of Lige notes that the two exoplanets are in the vicinity of a small, cool dwarf star.
One of the new Super-Earths is roughly 30 percent larger than our Earth. According to a new paper in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, the consortium's new discovery, SPECULOOS-2c, is 40 percent bigger than Earth and appears to be in the right place for life.
The planet is much closer to the sun than we are, which is quite odd.
The amount of stellar irradiation it receives is still low and could allow the presence of liquid water on the planet's surface if it has a sufficient atmosphere.
The second planet that fits within the "habitable zone" is the TOI 1452b "ocean planet" that is about 100 light years away from us.
It's exciting, and could have significant implications for our search for alien life.
The University of Lige discovered a potential super-Earth.
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