A planet 48 light-years away has 3 key ingredients scientists seek: Rock, an atmosphere and the right temperature, does it have life?
- This might be the closest humans have come to finding another planet that can support life.
- In a shocking discovery, astronomers have detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like, rocky planet about 48 light-years away.
- The planet, called LHS 1140 b, is orbiting in the habitable zone around its star meaning that it is at the right distance away from its star for liquid water to potentially exist on the planet.
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- This might be the closest humans have come to finding another planet that can support life.
- In a shocking discovery, astronomers have detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like, rocky planet about 48 light-years away.
- The planet, called LHS 1140 b, is orbiting in the habitable zone around its star meaning that it is at the right distance away from its star for liquid water to potentially exist on the planet.
Sources: Times of India