New observations suggest nearby super-Earth could be more habitable than first thought
25 light years from Earth sits the red dwarf star GJ 3378. Orbiting the star is exoplanet GJ 3378 b, about twice as large as Earth. And now, according to a recent study, the planet could be…
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Potentially habitable rocky exoplanet GJ 3378b discovered 25 light-years away in red dwarf's habitable zone
The planet, designated GJ 3378b, orbits the faint red dwarf star in the constellation of Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.
space.com·14d agoPotentially habitable rocky exoplanet GJ 3378b discovered 25 light-years away in red dwarf's habitable zone
The planet, designated GJ 3378b, orbits the faint red dwarf star in the constellation of Camelopardalis, the Giraffe.
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Astrobiology Center, NINS Illustration of four baby planets in the V1298 Tau system in the process of becoming super-Earths and sub-Neptunes
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