Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet
Astronomers have for the first time detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet just 39 light years away, a significant step towards the detection of life beyond our solar system. Scientists, including those from Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany, studied the planet known as GJ 1132b, which is 1.4-times the size of our planet.
They imaged the planet’s host star, GJ 1132, and measured the slight decrease in brightness as the planet and …read more
