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Nearby GJ 251 c emerges as a prime target for future direct imaging of a temperate world

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Source: Space Daily
Nearby GJ 251 c emerges as a prime target for future direct imaging of a temperate world
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A nearby red-dwarf system hosts GJ 251 c, a candidate 3.8-Earth-mass super-Earth in the star’s habitable zone detected by radial-velocity methods; its radius and atmosphere remain unknown, but at ~18 light-years away its geometry could let future 30-meter telescopes directly image it and probe for water, air, and possible biosignatures—though no definitive signs exist yet.

Topics:sciencespace#direct-imaging#exoplanet#habitable-zone#radial-velocity#red-dwarf#space
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Just 18 light-years away, astronomers have found one of the best nearby targets in the search for life: a candidate super-Earth called GJ 251 c, sitting in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star. Future giant telescopes may be able to image it directly — and look f  Space Daily

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