A group of scientists announced the discovery of a new super earth, which may have conditions conducive to life, while being potentially habitable. The planet has been identified NASA and for University of Liege through telescopes Search for habitable planets that outshine supercolor stars (SPECULLOS)installed in Chile and Tenerife, Spain.
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According to the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, two planets with terrestrial characteristics have been discovered. One of them is Super-Earth. MIRROR-2c. It is worth noting that Super-Earth is an extrasolar planet with a mass greater than that of the Earth, but less than the mass of the gas giants of the solar system.
Both newly discovered celestial bodies orbit the dwarf star. LP890-9, 100 light years from Earth. SPECULOOS-2c orbits the dwarf star in 8.5 days.
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MIRROR-2c. can have water on its surface
According to the co-author of the study, Francisco Pozuelos, Super-Earth orbits very close to its star, at a distance of about 10 times less than that of Mercury around the Sun. Because of this, the amount of solar radiation that a celestial body receives is similar to that of our planet, so if there is enough atmosphere, the planet can have water on its surface, which means a high chance of being inhabited. Thus, with the first information already received, the new mission of scientists is to begin research on the planet’s atmosphere.
“This is a unique opportunity to better understand the habitability conditions around smaller, cooler stars in our solar region.”disclosed Letitia Delresastrophysicist and team leader at the University of Liege.
Recall that before the new discovery, scientists at the University of Montreal, Canada, last month discovered an exoplanet that could be completely covered in water. O TOI-1452 b revolves around a cool red dwarf and is at a relatively short distance in the astronomical world.
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Source: Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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