psychothumbs@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down13cross-posted to: space@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.world
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.compsychothumbs@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.world
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 months agoM type stars are tiny and cold compared to the sun. For this reason they can host planets that orbit much closer. In this case the planet is inside the goldilocks zone which means it’s at the perfect distance for liquid water to exist.
M type stars are tiny and cold compared to the sun. For this reason they can host planets that orbit much closer. In this case the planet is inside the goldilocks zone which means it’s at the perfect distance for liquid water to exist.