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Earth-Sized Planet Discovered, Likely Lacking an Atmosphere

Earth-Sized Planet Discovered, Likely Lacking an Atmosphere

Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history.

Astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège, and other institutions have discovered a new Earth-sized planet orbiting a small, cold star just 55 light years away. The planet, named SPECULOOS-3b, is similar to Earth in size and rocky composition, but it likely lacks an atmosphere. In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, the researchers confirm […]