A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.
The exoplanet HD 20794d swoops in and out of its habitable zone every few hundred days, making for an extreme climate.
This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.
UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...
HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...
A clearing in the clouds Tuesday night allowed people in West Michigan to catch a stunning display overhead as space debris ...
New research points toward an exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life 20 light-years away from Earth.
UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super-Earth” located 20 light-years ... such as whether the exoplanet has an atmosphere and if it has water on the surface.
Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO A super-Earth planet that dips in and out ... for the next generation of telescopes to probe its atmosphere, and for scientists to test the extreme limits ...
Two papers showed these intriguing signals, but the team stresses that there are currently many uncertainties to confirming ...