GJ 357 d: NASA’s TESS discovers 1st nearby super-earth

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has discovered GJ 357 d, a super-Earth planet located 31 light years away from our own solar system. Researchers claim that it is the first nearby “super-Earth” planet that could possibly support life as it orbit within its star’s “habitable zone or Goldilocks Zone”. About GJ 357 d ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Exoplanet • GJ 357 d • Goldilocks Zone • NASA • Solar System • Space Mission • Super-Earth • TESS Satellite