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Meet the “Ice-Cold Earth” That Keeps an Almost Perfect Year
Space & Cosmos 5 min read

Meet the “Ice-Cold Earth” That Keeps an Almost Perfect Year

Astronomers have found a wonderfully intriguing planet candidate called HD 137010 b: just a little larger than Earth, orbiting in about 355 days, and circling a star bright enough for future telescopes to study in detail. The surprise is its climate—it may sit on the chilly outer edge of the habitable zone, receiving only about 29% of the sunlight Earth gets.