Search for new Earths should look for ‘pale yellow dots,’ not blue: Research

Search for new Earths should look for ‘pale yellow dots,’ not blue: Research

New research suggests that the search for Earth-like worlds should look for dry, cold “pale yellow dots” instead of “pale blue dots” like Earth. According to the study presented at the Europlanet Science Congress this year in Grenada, the near balance of land and water that helped life flourish on Earth could be very uncommon. […]

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Astronomers discover nearby multiplanet system with two Earth-like planets

Astronomers discover nearby multiplanet system with two Earth-like planets

A new multiplanet system has been discovered within our galactic neighbourhood. It is just 33 light-years away from our planet. This makes it one of the closest multi-planet systems to our own. A small and cool M-dwarf star called HD 2655 lies at the heart of the system. The astronomers who made the discovery found […]

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