Through special telescopes NASAastronomers have identified two rocky planets that, just like the earth revolve in some way farthest from the Sun, at a distance equivalent to 33 light years from our planet. This was reported by the British news portal Daily Star last Tuesday, January 21.
They, which also orbit the red dwarf, have been named HD 260655 b and HD 260655 c. They ended up being called “Super-Earths” because they look terrestrial, like our planet, but on a larger scale..
The celestial body called “b” is 1.2 times the size of the Earth and has an estimated temperature of 435ºC, while “c” is 1.5 times higher and has a temperature that can reach 284ºC.
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In a statement given to the English portal, given to UOL, Michelle Kunimotofrom the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Research. Kavli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology explained that the planets are ideal for in-depth study.
“Both planets in this system are considered among the best objects to study the atmosphere because of the brightness of their star. Do these planets have an atmosphere rich in volatiles around them? And are there signs of the existence of water or carbon-bearing species?” Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In addition, she could not contain her excitement and spoke more frankly about possible discoveries that may be associated with a novelty coming from satellites.
These planets are fantastic testing grounds for this research. Each planet orbiting a star will have a slight gravitational pull on its star. What we are looking for is any slight movement of this star that could indicate that it is being pulled by a planetary mass object.”
