New Cornell research – co-authored by an undergraduate and two recent alumni – will help exoplanet scientists pinpoint the most likely places to look for life in the universe out […]
TOI-715 b
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Super-Earth Discovered In The Habitable Zone Of TOI-715
The discovery: A “super-Earth” ripe for further investigation orbits a small, reddish star that is, by astronomical standards, fairly close to us – only 137 light-years away. The same system […]
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A 1.55 R⊕ Habitable-zone Planet Hosted By TOI-715, An M4 Star Near The Ecliptic South Pole
A new generation of observatories is enabling detailed study of exoplanetary atmospheres and the diversity of alien climates, allowing us to seek evidence for extraterrestrial biological and geological processes.