Scientists have discovered a third planet in the star system, on which there is more water than Earth. Scientists have named it ‘Planet D’.
Scientists have discovered an amazing planet (Photo: ESA)
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) exoplanet-hunting CHEOPS satellite has found a third planet in a star system that was previously believed to have only two planets. A large amount of water clouds are visible in the third planet discovered in the photobomb. This is the first time that an exoplanet with an orbit of more than 100 days has been observed crossing a star, which can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
The star system Nu2 Lupi is located in the constellation of Lupus just 50 light-years from Earth, and previous observations had seen two planets orbiting it. The name of the star was A and the two planets were known as Planet B and Planet C. The new planet has been named ‘Planet D’.
new planet amazing
The mass of exoplanets lies between Earth and Neptune and orbits around the star for 11.6, 27.6 and 107.6 days. ESA quoted the study’s lead author, Letitia Delárez of the University of Lige Belgium, as saying that transit systems such as Nu2 Lupi are critical to our understanding of how planets form and evolve because we compare many planets around the same bright star. can do.
Talking about exoplanets 2.5 times the width of Earth and 8.8 times the mass of our planet, the newly found planet is amazing. The amount of solar radiation reaching Planet D is also mild compared to many other discovered exoplanets. Researchers believe that if it is placed in our solar system, it will be in an orbit between Mercury and Venus.
more water than earth
The researchers found that Planet B is predominantly rocky, while Planets C and D contain large amounts of water. In a statement, ESA said that Planets C and D have far more water than Earth: a quarter of each planet is made up of water. However, this water is not liquid, but in the form of high pressure ice or high temperature steam.
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