Earth-like Planet in Habitable Zone
Summary
Astronomers and scientists across the world continue relentlessly in their quest to find life on other planets in the universe. In one such attempt, a team of French, Portuguese and Swiss scientists have discovered a planet that is said to be the most earth-like planet discovered till date. It is an exo-planet with liquid on its surface and with a radius only 50% larger than the earth. The planet completes a full orbit in 13 days and it is located 20 light years from the Earth. The planet orbits a red dwarf and is in the habitable zone. Astronomers use methods such as the radio velocity method since such planets are difficult to detect in the glare of the stars.
Keywords: stars, planets, galaxies, Sun, universe, Astronomers, space science, Earth, Moon, radio velocity
