Nearby Super-Earth Might Support Life

We discovered a super-Earth with potential for life in our cosmic neighborhood! 

This rocky planet is larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and it orbits in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star, where conditions might allow liquid water to exist on the surface. That’s one key ingredient for life as we know it, but there’s a catch. Red dwarfs are known to unleash powerful solar flares that can strip away a planet’s atmosphere, making habitability uncertain.