The Earth-like planet is almost the same size as Earth, but it has a four-day year.
The astronomers confirmed the existence of K2-415b, an exoplanet orbiting an M dwarf star some 72 light-years away from Earth, according toThe team behind the discovery set out to look for stars that could be suitable hosts for planets that may harbor life.available in the preprint server arXiv, they explain how they used a method called radial velocity. Essentially, the gravity of orbiting exoplanets causes small wobbles in the light emitted by the planet's host star.
The team found the new star while analyzing data from the Kepler telescope. They then reviewed data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to confirm the discovery. Other planets may be orbiting the host star K2-415, meaning researchers will likely continue to investigate that particular region of the cosmos in the coming months and years.
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