Newfound ‘Super-Earth’ Might Support Life

A telescope at the European Southern Observatory has spotted 50 new exoplanets—and one of them is a so-called “super-Earth” that might just be habitable, Live Science reports. The telescope actually found 16 super-Earths—potentially rocky worlds sporting more mass than our beloved home world—but one designated HD 85512…

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Newfound ‘Super-Earth’ Might Support Life

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