Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/discovery-alert-a-super-earth-in-the-habitable-zone/ #NASA #Exoplanets #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #SuperEarthExoplanets #TESSTransitingExoplanetSurveySatellite
Discovery Alert: A 'Super-Earth' in the Habitable Zone - NASA Science
A newly discovered 'super-Earth' dwells in the habitable zone of its parent star – and might have a roughly Earth-sized companion.science.nasa.gov
Sam
in reply to NASA • • •Interesting. With an orbital period of 19 days it is almost certainly tidally locked.
And with a predicted mean temperature of 234 +/- 12 K, it will be cold if it is rotating.
Most likely this planet will have one roasted face, one frozen face, and a turbulent transition band where liquid water and life is possible.
More though, huge solar flares from its red dwarf star seem likely to keep it sterile.
Rai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦
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