The Search for Exoplanets Begins: How Scientists Are Uncovering New Planets Orbiting Distant Stars
In a recent groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have discovered a new star system containing three Earth-sized planets orbiting a small star located just over 100 light-years away. While this is not the first system of planets to be found, the planets in this star system are particularly noteworthy as they are quite close to one another and their star, making them the closest system to Earth yet discovered. What’s more, the planets are all believed to be temperate, meaning they could potentially harbor life. This discovery is an exciting step forward in the search for extraterrestrial life and could provide new clues to how planets form and evolve.
source: Phys.org