Space|It is not worth planning a trip to about 40 light-years away with current technology, but the discovery has research significance.
Researchers have found a planet that could theoretically be suitable for humanity.
They tell about the discovery of the Gliese 12 b planet The Astrophysical Journal LettersRoyal Astronomical Society as well as for example BBC and CNN.
The discovery of the planet was influenced by top scientists from the US NASA, Europe’s Esa and, for example, Japan.
Gliese A temperature of 12 b corresponds to heat of about 42 degrees, which the BBC compares to the heat wave of 2022 in Britain.
The size of the planet has been compared to our own planet and Venus. Scientists are not sure if the discovered planet has water or any kind of atmosphere.
In any case, a planet with conditions as good as Earth’s has never been found closer than this. It gives, for example, new opportunities for research on planetary development and life cycles.
Moving Gliese 12 b is not worth reaching for with current technology, as the distance to the planet is about 40 light years.
According to the scientist interviewed by CNN, the journey would take 225,000 years with the fastest current spaceships.
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