Earth-sized planet in a 355-day orbit emerges as top life-search candidate
Astronomers have identified HD 137010 b, an Earth-sized world orbiting a nearby K-dwarf in about 355 days. Discovered from a single transit and located 146 light-years away, it sits near the star’s habitable zone and offers a prime opportunity for atmospheric follow-up, though confirmation requires another transit or radial-velocity measurements. Its brightness and proximity make it an especially attractive target for future missions like ESA’s PLATO, potentially guiding the search for life beyond Earth.