Most Earth-Like Planet Yet May Have Been Found Just 40 Light Years Away

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Most Earth-Like Planet Yet May Have Been Found Just 40 Light Years Away

By ScienceAlert

One of the worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 system, a mere 40 light-years away, just might be clad in a life-supporting atmosphere. In exciting new JWST observations, the Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e shows hints of a gaseous envelope similar to our own, ...Read more

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