Are the closest planet to Earth
astronomers detect a planet like Earth where life could be located in a nearby solar system.
"exoplanet" Gliese
581g is located 20 light years from Earth.
astronomers detected an exoplanet resembling the Earth would have the right conditions to support life.
The Gliese 581g is located about 20 light years in the so-called habitable zone of stars, a region where surface temperatures allow the presence of liquid water.
Scientists say the newfound world could potentially also have an atmosphere.
The findings, carried out with the telescope
"Our discovery provides clear of a potentially habitable planet," says Steven Vogt, UCSC.
"The fact that we detect this planet so fast and so close tells us that these planets should be common." Gliese
581g has a mass of about three or four times that of Earth. It orbits its sun in 37 days and is believed to be a rocky world.
also have enough gravity to have an atmosphere.
The planet is located in the habitable zone, an area in space where temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold to sustain liquid water.
recently discovered a similar system to ours. This area
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