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The IAC confirms the existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Star (www.iac.es)

submitted 10 months ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That orbit is better described as passing through the habitable zone. How this would affect potential life, I have no clue, but it certainly isn't a stable orbit in the habitable zone like earth or mars

[–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Another article said it had 6.6 times earth's mass, and now I'm really curious about the diameter and atmospheric composition. It sounds like it'd be a big Venus that alternates between freezing and boiling.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It sounds like an extremely interesting planet for sure, I hope they point Webb at it to get an atmospheric spectral analysis soon!