Scientists have discovered a new 'super-Earth' type planet that might be suitable for life, about 100 light-years away. The planet orbits its own sun in a matter of days.
The telescopes of the SPECULOOS Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The telescopes were used to confirm and characterize a new planet discovered by NASA, which led to the discovery of another nearby planet.discovered two new"super-Earth" type planets about 100 light-years away, one of which may be suitable for life.are larger than Earth, but lighter than icy planets like Uranus and Neptune.
That's when the stargazers discovered another planet, LP 890-9c , which is 40% larger than Earth and takes 8.5 days to orbit its sun.
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