CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a close new world about the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days. At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is the second-closest planet to be detected yet outside our solar system with surface temperatures potentially similar to ours. Ross 128 b is very near its star, thus the short orbit. But it doesn’t get broiled because the red dwarf star is cool. A team led by the University of Grenoble Alps’ Xavier Bonfils made the discovery using La Silla Observatory in Chile.

Source: National Post November 15, 2017 18:11 UTC