“Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3”
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Published in Nature Astronomy · View the paper (DOI)
The newly discovered SPECULOOS-3b is an Earth-sized, likely airless planet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star. The planet's extremely close proximity to its star has likely vaporized any atmosphere, allowing scientists to study its surface composition and history in unprecedented detail.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Newly discovered Earth-sized planet may lack an atmosphere Massachusetts Institute of Technology · May 15, 2024 · first to report
- Astronomers discover new Earth-sized world orbiting an ultra-cool star University of Birmingham · May 15, 2024
- Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3 University of Liège · May 15, 2024