Could This Be THE Most Important Planet Found Outside the Solar System?

What do you think?

This new planetary discovery has astronomers buzzing. They discovered a new exopanet and GJ 1132b and it is only 39 light years away. It is fairly similar to Venus and they are making a big deal for a variety of reasons. The properties of this planet are very similar to ours.

Here is a bit more background on why this planet is particularly exciting. It is rarer than one might imagine!

One of the dire frustrations of studying planets around other stars (and, really, any astronomical object) is their distance from Earth, which makes it onerous or impossible to get many basic details about them. Exoplanets are doubly frustrating because any light they emit (light that would give hints about what’s happening on the surface) is often overwhelmed by the light of the parent star.

You may remember the discovery of another exoplanet kepler 452-b. Which do you think looks more interesting?

Let’s find out more about gj-3112b in the video on page 2