{"id":2252855,"date":"2024-05-25T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T20:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-scientists-find-earth-sized-planet-that-could-hold-life\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T16:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T20:13:07","slug":"report-scientists-find-earth-sized-planet-that-could-hold-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-scientists-find-earth-sized-planet-that-could-hold-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Discover Habitable Earth-Sized Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-scientists-find-earth-sized-planet-that-could-hold-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2252855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of academics has discovered the potentially Habitable Gliese 12 b, an Earth-sized\u2063 planet orbiting\u200c a\u2064 red\u200b dwarf star 40 light years away in the Pisces constellation. \u200cThis discovery\u2063 could\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-1145-am-et-doj-fbi-hold-press-conference-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"DOJ, FBI to Hold Press Conference in LA at 11:45 AM ET\">provide\u200b valuable insights<\/a> into habitability and solar system evolution. The researchers used NASA&#8217;s TESS\u200c satellite for identification. The planet&#8217;s close orbit to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-exoplanet-discovered-may-have-necessary-conditions-for-life\/\" title=\"New Exoplanet Discovered, May Have Necessary Conditions For Life\">red dwarf star<\/a> \u2063raises intriguing possibilities for life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/%20\"><span>Richard Moorhead<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 25, 2024 at 12:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A group of academics has identified a planet that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-gives-spacex-178-million-to-launch-jupiter-moon-expedition-2\/\" title=\"NASA Gives SpaceX 8 Million To Launch Jupiter Moon Expedition\">potentially support life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re describing Gliese 12 b as a planet within the habitable zone of its own solar system.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reminder-woke-planet-fitness-lunk-alarm-combat-toxic-masculinity-man-womens-room-fine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planet<\/a> orbits a red dwarf star 40 light years away from the Earth in the Pisces constellation.<\/p>\n<p>University College of London scientist Larissa Palethorpe co-led the research into the planet with University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Shishir Dholakia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/gliese-12-b-tess-exoplanet-hunt-for-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Space.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The team used NASA\u2019s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to identify the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Using NASA\u2019s TESS telescope and other facilities, astronomers discovered a new temperate, Earth-sized world that could unlock key questions about habitability and our solar system\u2019s evolution. Learn more about Gliese 12 b, which is well-suited for further study by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAWebb?\">@NASAWebb<\/a>:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lkb8qC1v2T\">pic.twitter.com\/Lkb8qC1v2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NASA Astrobiology: Exploring Life in the Universe (@NASAAstrobio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAAstrobio\/status\/1794073783264792636?\">May 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The planet orbits a red dwarf <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/moon-eclipses-sun-take-second-look-shadows-see-something-breathtaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star<\/a>, a celestial body far smaller than the Earth\u2019s sun, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/exoplanets\/nasas-tess-finds-intriguing-world-sized-between-earth-venus\/?utm_source=TWITTER&#038;utm_medium=NASAUniverse&#038;utm_campaign=NASASocial&#038;linkId=442225364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, scientists view the \u201chabitable zone\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/possibly-habitable-super-earth-discovered-in-our-own-milky-way-galaxy\/\" title=\"Potential habitable 'super Earth' found in Milky Way galaxy\">red dwarf stars<\/a> as far closer to them than that of Earth\u2019s sun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are we alone in the universe?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One year on Gliese 12 b lasts just under thirteen days, but it\u2019s thought the world could have a surface temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit \u2014 comparable to a summer day in Arizona or Texas.<\/p>\n<p>These conditions could be amenable to the existence of liquid water.<\/p>\n<p>Palethorpe spoke of the discovery\u2019s significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo find it to be such a similar size to Earth was kind of a lovely surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo that was a really nice thing to be able to nail down, but I think especially knowing that, in terms of habitability, it could lie between Earth and Venus, is really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In spite of the planet\u2019s potential for supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/astronomers-report-no-signs-alien-life-painstaking-search-constellation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life<\/a>, mankind has no way to accurately survey the distant world yet, according to Palethorpe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Gliese 12 b will teach us a lot about life, but we can\u2019t say anything for certain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a bad place to start on a hunt for life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team of academics behind the research are affiliated with numerous universities and institutions across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>They published their research in a monthly notice of the Royal Astronomical Society on Friday.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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