The candidate orbits a Sun-like star about 146 light-years away, and may be as cold as Mars, according to NASA
Scientists have discovered a distant, Earth-sized planet that may be capable of supporting life, according to NASA.
The candidate, named HD 137010 b, orbits a Sun-like star about 146 light-years from Earth and may have icy, Mars-like conditions. The findings were published this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
An international team of researchers in Australia, the UK, US, and Denmark identified the planet using data captured in 2017 by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope during its extended K2 mission. HD 137010 b was spotted…
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