5 Potentially Habitable Planets Found So Far
5 Potentially Habitable Planets Found So Far
By 2023, researchers have been finding new planets outside of our solar system for several decades. More than 5000 of them have been discovered, and many of them may already be home to life. Let's have a look at the newly discovered potentially livable planets if you're up for a wild voyage across space. We are traveling to LP 890-9, a red dwarf star situated 105 light years from Earth. Please fasten your seatbelts, LP 890-9b and LP 890-9c. In terms of warmth, this star is much better than our sun. It is roughly 4,700 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature. Despite its diminutive size, this little guy is jam-packed with surprises, like the two exoplanets it orbits. One orbit around its star is completed in around three days. Imagine sleeping through a bitter winter and waking up in a sweltering summer. But LP 890-9c steals the show. This one was found using the Speculoos telescope; it is farther away from the star and orbits more lazily than LP 890-9b, taking 2.5 times as long. Although it is bigger than Earth, its true claim to fame is that it is in the habitable zone of its star, which indicates that it may have liquid water on its surface and a climate that supports life. The James Webb Space Telescope is now an excellent choice for investigating the atmosphere of this planet. Hold on though; LP 890-9c is not experiencing a perfect world.
