By John Doe
"Super Earth," is a planet that has a mass greater than Earth's but significantly less than that of gas giants such as Neptune or Uranus
American space agency NASA has discovered a "super-Earth", a planet that could potentially support life. It is located 137 light-years away.
"A 'super-Earth' ripe for further investigation orbits a small, reddish star that is, by astronomical standards, fairly close to us - only 137 light-years away. The same system also might harbour a second, Earth-sized planet."
The planet is dubbed TOI-715 b and is around one and a half times as wide as Earth, and orbits within the "conservative" habitable zone around its parent star, possibly indicating that it may form liquid water on its surface, as per NASA. It completes a full orbit (a year) in just 19 days.
"The incredible idea that this 'Super-Earth' may be habitable is where the real significance of NASA's exploration rests.planet could reveal vital information about the possibility of life outside of our solar system."
"The incredible idea that this 'Super-Earth' may be habitable is where the real significance of NASA's exploration rests.planet could reveal vital information about the possibility of life outside of our solar system."
NASA's success is not due to chance; rather, it is the outcome of innovative technology and sophisticated instrumentation.
"Super Earth' and our planet have similarities and differences that shed light on the great diversity of celestial bodies. By placing light on these planetary systems, we are able to better understand the similarities and differences."
The planet circles a red dwarf, which is smaller and cooler than the Sun. Like this case, a number of such stars are known to host "small, rocky worlds."
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) found the new planet. The shorter duration of completing a full orbit helps scientists to detect the planet and study it properly. The space agency plans to scrutinize the planet by the James Webb telescope and a lot of it will depend on the planet's properties