The US Aeronautics and Space Administration or “NASA” published news on January 31 that it had found an exoplanet that is similar in size to Earth. Has a mass greater than Earth But not more than Neptune. Also known as A new “super-Earth” located just 137 light years from Earth.
This super-Earth, codenamed TOI-715 b, orbits in the habitable zone. That is, orbiting at the appropriate distance from the star. This creates conditions that are conducive for living things, such as temperatures that are not too hot or too cold, water on the surface of the planet.
TOI-715 b is about 1.5 times larger than Earth and orbits a small red star. which if officially confirmed The planet will become the smallest habitable super-Earth ever discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
NASA said that because the super-Earth’s orbit is so short from its red dwarf star, one year of TOI-715 b is equivalent to 19 Earth days. Small, narrow orbits such as This also makes it easier to detect movement and observe events more conveniently.
Simulated orbit of the red dwarf star TOI-715b.
NASA has also added TOI-715 b to its list of habitable zone exoplanets. which will use the James Space Telescope High performance webb Let’s explore this star in detail. To further analyze the atmosphere and traces of life that may appear on the planet.
Source: abcnews.go.com
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
