NASA's Telescope Discovers Potentially Habitable Super-Earth

NASA's TESS has discovered a 'super-Earth' planet, TOI-715 b, orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby red dwarf star. This exoplanet, about 1.5 times the width of Earth, is located in the 'Goldilocks zone' where liquid water could exist. The discovery, made using the transit method, suggests the potential for further investigation with the James Webb Space Telescope to determine its habitability. Scientists are also looking to confirm the existence of an Earth-sized sibling planet, TOI-715 c, which would be the smallest world ever detected by TESS.