Out of This World Exoplanet
Out of This World Exoplanet
Exoplanet LHS 3844b
A NASA space telescope has revealed for the first time a rocky Earth-sized exoplanet. It's outside of our solar system and tightly orbits around the most common type of star in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The exoplanet has no atmosphere to sustain life.
Atmospheric Void
Researchers published their discovery in the journal Nature. They say the surface of the exoplanet, known as LHS 3844b, is most likely barren like the Moon or covered in dark volcanic rock. The exoplanet is 49 light years away from the Earth. It's one of 4000 exoplanets, discovered in the past 20 years, that orbit stars in the Milky Way. It's 1.3 times larger than the planet Earth.
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Exoplanet LHS 3844b
A NASA space telescope has revealed for the first time a rocky Earth-sized exoplanet. It's outside of our solar system and tightly orbits around the most common type of star in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The exoplanet has no atmosphere to sustain life.
Atmospheric Void
Researchers published their discovery in the journal Nature. They say the surface of the exoplanet, known as LHS 3844b, is most likely barren like the Moon or covered in dark volcanic rock. The exoplanet is 49 light years away from the Earth. It's one of 4000 exoplanets, discovered in the past 20 years, that orbit stars in the Milky Way. It's 1.3 times larger than the planet Earth.
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