One of the most exciting topics in astronomy is the discovery of new celestial bodies. It helps us understand the origin of our world and calculate the global scale around us.
Precisely, in recent days, a group of scientists Pot Discovered a new planet that attracted attention because of its proximity to Earth in distance and size.
It is alien Cleese 12bNamed after its host star Gliese 12, it was discovered after the work of two international astronomers.
Gliese 12 b has special characteristics that caught the attention of researchers: it is close to Earth and similar in size.
A discovered planet 40 light years away, so NASA He promised to study it on subsequent missions with the James Webb Space Telescope.
“We've discovered the closest, temperate, Earth-sized world ever locatedMasayuki Kusuhara, assistant professor at the Center for Astrophysics, said:
Also, this particular planet could be habitable, although scientists are still not sure about this.
“Although we still don't know if it has an atmosphere, we think of it as an exo-Venus, with the same size and energy derived from its star, our planet's neighbor in the solar system.” said Kusuhara.
The scientists also pointed out that if there was no atmosphere, the planet's surface temperature would be around 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Celsius).
The distance between Gliese's star and the new planet is only 7% of the distance between Earth and the Sun, which in turn receives 1.6 times more energy than Earth receives from the Sun.
“Gliese 12 b represents one of the best targets for studying whether Earth-sized planets orbiting cool stars can retain their atmospheres, an important step toward advancing our understanding of planetary habitability in our galaxy,” noted PhD student Shishir Dholakia. Center for Astrophysics at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia, another researcher.
