The planet orbits a so-called cool red dwarf star called Gliese 12, according to NASA. Gliese 12 is only about 27% of the sun’s size, with about 60% of the sun’s surface temperature ...

The study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on Thursday, named the new planet Gliese 12 b. Scientists said in the study that the planet is “the nearest, transiting ...

A brief overview of Gliese 12 b produced by SciNews. What makes Gliese 12 b particularly intriguing is its size and location. It is roughly the same size as Earth, suggesting it may have similar ...

But Gliese 12 b, located 40 light-years away in the constellation Pisces, could be the most sensational find to date. Its discovery is outlined in a paper published today in Monthly Notices of the ...

It’s called Gliese 581 g, and it’s about 20 light-years from Earth. If we got tired of living here, how would we get to Gliese 581 g? Laser sails are the most technically feasible option.

"Gliese 229B was considered the poster-child brown dwarf, and now we know we were wrong all along about the nature of the object. It's not one but two." A well-studied cosmic object has stunned ...

“There are always discussions among scientists about the ways we interpret data but I’m confident that GJ 581d has been in orbit around (its star) Gliese 581 all along.” open image in ...

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