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Astronomers have identified a newly discovered exoplanet that may orbit within the outer edge of its star's habitable zone, raising fresh questions about how common potentially life-supporting worlds might be in our galaxy.
The planet, known as HD 137010 b, was detected orbiting a sunlike star 146 light-years from Earth. Early observations suggest the planet is slightly larger than Earth and follows an orbit that places it near the cooler boundary of the so-called habitable "Goldilocks" zone — the region around a star where temperatures could allow liquid water to exist under the right conditions.
NASA has nicknamed the planet "an ice-cold Earth" due to likely frigid weather conditions. Based on observations, the surface temperature is no higher than 90 degrees below zero, making it colder than Mars.
Astronomers have identified a newly discovered exoplanet that may orbit within the outer edge of its star's habitable zone, raising fresh questions about how common potentially life-supporting worlds might be in our galaxy.
The planet, known as HD 137010 b, was detected orbiting a sunlike star 146 light-years from Earth. Early observations suggest the planet is slightly larger than Earth and follows an orbit that places it near the cooler boundary of the so-called habitable "Goldilocks" zone — the region around a star where temperatures could allow liquid water to exist under the right conditions.
NASA has nicknamed the planet "an ice-cold Earth" due to likely frigid weather conditions. Based on observations, the surface temperature is no higher than 90 degrees below zero, making it colder than Mars.
