Close new Earth-size world, where year lasts under 10 days
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " Astronomers have discovered a close new world about the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days.At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is the second-closest planet to be detected yet outside our solar system with surface temperatures potentially similar to ours.Ross 128 b is very near its star, thus the short orbit. But it doesn't get broiled because the red dwarf star is cool. The star is also quiet, meaning no radiation flare-ups. [...]
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