FOR KIDS: New planetary neighbor
Nearest star system has a world that's Earthly in size, but too hot for human visitors
Web edition: November 6, 2012
Nearest star system has a world that's Earthly in size, but too hot for human visitors
By Stephen Ornes
Web edition: November 6, 2012
Enlarge Astronomers have found that our closest stellar neighbor has an Earth-sized planet orbiting it. This illustration shows what the pair might look like.
Credit: ESO
For decades, astronomers have been training telescopes all over the sky, looking for alien worlds. In October, they reported finding an Earth-sized planet near a small, next-door star. The discovery naturally raises the question: When can we visit?
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Citations
N. Drake. The alien next door. Science News Online, October 16, 2012. [Go to]
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/346286/title/FOR_KIDS_New_planetary_neighbor
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