Nearby super-Earth emerges as a top target in the search for life

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Researchers have pinpointed a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a nearby M-dwarf star only 18 light-years away. Sophisticated instruments detected the planet’s gentle tug on its star, hinting at a rocky world that could hold liquid water. Future mega-telescopes may be able to directly image it—something impossible today.

Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 044338.htm
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