First habitable-zone super-Earth discovered in orbit around a Sun-like star
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 21:11
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Kepler Mission has discovered the first super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a star similar to the Sun. A team of researchers, including Carnegie's Alan Boss, has discovered what could be a large, rocky planet with a surface temperature of about 22 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit), comparable to a comfortable spring day on Earth.
