Astronomy Breakthrough: A ‘Super-Earth’ Found Just 18 Light-Years Away Could Be Our Next Best Hope for Life.
By Adinath | Source: The Astronomical Journal, University of California Irvine (UCI), and Penn State University. In a discovery that’s stirring imaginations across the globe, astronomers have spotted a “Super-Earth”—a rocky planet larger than our own—orbiting comfortably in the habitable zone of a nearby star. The newfound world, officially named GJ 251 c, lies just…

