Astronomers discover potentially habitable planet
An Earth-like planet with the potential to support human life has been discovered just 40 light-years away.
Named Gliese 12 b, the planet orbits its host star every 12.8 days, and is comparable in size to Venus – so slightly smaller than Earth.
It has an estimated surface temperature of 42C, which is lower than most of the 5,000-odd exoplanets (planets outside of the solar system) confirmed so far.
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