Astronomers locate new super-Earth lingering in habitable zone of its star; Read more - Republic World

The exoplanet is dubbed Ross 508b, orbits a star named Ross 508 and has a mass around four times greater than our planet.

The long list of exoplanets just got lengthier as astronomers have discovered a new rocky world located approximately 36.5 light-years away from the Earth. Dubbed Ross 508b, the exoplanet orbits a st… [+2011 chars]

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