An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits an ultracool dwarf star located just 54.6 light years away. The newfound alien world, designated SPECULOOS-3 b, is slightly smaller but much hotter than our planet.
Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-06-astronomers-earth-sized-exoplanet-orbiting.html
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