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Astronomers find an Earth-size planet that could support life

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https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/16/ross-128-b-habitable-exoplanet/

Ross 128 b is pretty close 11 light years and could have life or support life. pretty cool find. the exoplanet is around 35 percent bigger than Earth, orbits its star every 9.9 days and is 20 times closer to its star than we are to the sun. However, since Ross 128 is a red dwarf and our sun is a yellow dwarf that's around twice as hot, the exoplanet still maintains surface temperatures ranging from -60 degrees to 20 degrees Celsius.
 
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