@psychothumbs to SpaceEnglish • 11 months agoNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square11arrow-up155arrow-down12cross-posted to: news
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkNASA found a super-Earth. It's in a tantalizing place.mashable.com@psychothumbs to SpaceEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square11cross-posted to: news
minus-squareteftlink3•edit-211 months agoM type stars are tiny and cold compared to the sun. For this reason they can host planets that orbit much closer. In this case the planet is inside the goldilocks zone which means it’s at the perfect distance for liquid water to exist.
M type stars are tiny and cold compared to the sun. For this reason they can host planets that orbit much closer. In this case the planet is inside the goldilocks zone which means it’s at the perfect distance for liquid water to exist.