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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)

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days 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 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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