Webb Telescope Probes Rocky Planet In ‘Solar System 2.0’

2023-10-01 07:53 AM by Jessica Irvine

This artist’s concept shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like. NASA/JPL-Caltech TRAPPIST-1 fascinates planetary scientists. Just 39 light-years from us exist seven planets orbiting a star. It’s not an exact match for our solar system—the host star is a red dwarf, a star much cooler than the sun—but all of the seven planets …

Life Should Exist On An Exoplanet 65 Light-Years Away, Says Study

2023-09-30 05:38 AM by Jessica Irvine

There are 11,000 Earth-like exoplanets around sun-like stars within 326 light-years, according to a … [+] scientist. getty There could be 11,000 Earth-like exoplanets around sun-like stars within 326 light-years, according to a scientist. The mathematical study, which could help astronomers and astrobiologists in the hunt for life, also claims that life could exist on …