sinarharapan.co – Scientists have discovered “Super-Earth,” an exoplanet orbiting in the “habitable zone” around a red dwarf star called Toi-715, which is 137 light years from our planet.
In an official announcement this week, NASA said the planet Toi-715b, which is 1.5 times wider than Earth, orbits in a habitable zone around its distant star that allows it to complete one cycle around it every 19 days.
Liquid water could theoretically form on its surface because it is within the star’s “habitable zone.”
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The statement suggests that other planets, most likely similar in size to Earth, could exist in the system to which TOI-715B belongs.
The discovery of Exoplanets was carried out by an international team of scientists led by Dr. Georgina Dransfield from the University of Birmingham who used the Transiting Exoplanet Survey (Tess) satellite.
The study also concluded that the red dwarf stars to which the “Super-Earth” Exoplanets belong are smaller and cooler than the sun, and such stars are known to host rocky planets in their orbits.
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TOI-715B can be observed more frequently because it completes one orbit around its star in just 19 days, which is equivalent to one year.
The study also notes that if another planet is detected in the system centered around the star Toi-715, it could potentially be the smallest planet in the habitable zone discovered by Tess.
This research was published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.***
2024-02-02 09:20:00
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