A newly discovered planet 40% larger than Earth may be suitable for life

The telescopes of the SPECULOOS Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The telescopes were used to confirm and characterize a new planet discovered by NASA, which led to the discovery of another nearby planet.

It’s one of two new planets that were recently found about 100 light years from Earth, both of which take just days to orbit their own sun.

(Image credit: ESO/P.Holárek)




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Source: NPR Space News