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Researchers discover Earth-like planet with atmosphere 48 light-years away (www.newschannel5.com)

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For the first time, scientists have found a rocky planet with an atmosphere orbiting in a star’s habitable zone. Researchers from Harvard University say the Earth-like world has conditions similar to those on Earth.

The exoplanet, LHS 1140 b, is 48 light-years from Earth. It orbits a red dwarf star at a distance close enough for water to remain liquid, but far enough away that it would not boil.

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[-] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

These kinds of articles are frustrating because they also kill people's trust in science. The scientists say one thing and the "journalists" twist it into clickbait bs. Now the term "Earth-like planet" means practically nothing. Venus would be considered an "Earth-like planet" by these standards.