Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Scientists discover new Earth-like planet only 11 light years away

It would still take eleven years of traveling at the speed of light to get there, but Ross 128, an Earth-like planet newly discovered by scientists, is the exoplanet closest to Earth that may support life. Named after the star around which it orbits, Ross 128 was identified by a team of European researchers as having a projected mass of 1.35 times that of Earth and may have surface temperatures suitable for sustaining life as we know it. Although scientists are withholding their judgement as to whether...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/scientists-discover-new-earth-like-planet-only-11-light-years-away
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