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A diverse cast of rocky worlds around a small star revealed by astronomers

91 layer8 8 7/23/2025, 5:39:57 PM nouvelles.umontreal.ca ↗

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layer8 · 1d ago

Relevant news is that a fifth planet was confirmed in the habitable zone:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06413

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09343

Tepix · 1d ago

It‘s only 35 light years away!

zabzonk · 1d ago

So near and yet so far.

searine · 1d ago

Funded by taxpayers via 11 grants split between Canadian government agencies and foundations, US NASA programs, and European Southern Observatory telescope time.

osti · 1d ago

Is it time to send Matt Damon?

jonathanlydall · 1d ago

As this would be interstellar, he may not turn out to be best example of humanity to send.

bobthecowboy · 1d ago

Also, sending Matt Damon places usually seems to involve a pretty expensive and involved rescue mission later...

showmexyz · 1d ago

Better send some high school teacher.