Scientists Discover an Atmosphere Around a Potentially Habitable Planet
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Scientists Discover an Atmosphere Around a Potentially Habitable Planet
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Have you ever gazed at the night sky over a quiet British garden and wondered if someone else might be looking back? According to Helium Escaping from the Atmosphere of a Nearby Rocky Exoplanet Orbiting in a Habitable Zone, a landmark study led by Collin Cherubim and published in Science, astronomers have identified an atmosphere surrounding LHS 1140 b, a rocky world in the temperate habitable zone of its star. It is a rare glimpse into a distant world that might just keep the right conditions for life.