Gliese 12 b - Science@NASA
Gliese 12 b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 3.87 Earths, it takes 12.8 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0668 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2024.
Gliese 12 - Wikipedia
Gliese 12 b orbits slightly closer than the inner edge of its star's habitable zone, with an insolation between those of Earth and Venus. [6] Its equilibrium temperature, assuming an albedo of zero, is 315 K (42 °C; 107 °F); if it has an atmosphere, the surface temperature would be …
Astronomers discover Gliese 12 b, a potentially habitable exoplanet
May 23, 2024 · An artistic conception of Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star 40 light-years away, from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC). Astronomers are constantly...
Gliese 12 b, an intriguing Earth- or Venus-sized world
May 29, 2024 · Gliese 12 b is a newly discovered rocky exoplanet, between Earth and Venus in size. It orbits a red dwarf star 40 light-years away.
NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunter finds tantalizingly close Earth-size …
May 23, 2024 · Gliese 12 b orbits its star, Gliese 12, so closely that its year lasts just 12.8 Earth days. However, because the red dwarf Gliese 12 is just around a quarter of the size of the sun, it is...
Scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable, Earth-size planet
May 24, 2024 · Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet, smaller than Earth but bigger than Venus, orbiting a small star about 40 light-years away. The exoplanet, named Gliese...
Gliese 12 b: An Intriguing World Sized Between Earth and Venus
May 23, 2024 · The new world, named Gliese 12 b, orbits every 12.8 days and is Earth’s size or slightly smaller — comparable to Venus. Assuming it has no atmosphere, the planet has a surface temperature estimated at around 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Celsius).
Earth-like exoplanet found just 40 light years away – the closest yet
May 23, 2024 · By observing how the brightness of its host star changes as the planet travels across it, the team found that Gliese 12 b has a speedy orbit, whizzing around Gliese 12 in just 12.8 days. It...
NASA’s TESS Finds Intriguing World Sized Between Earth, Venus
May 23, 2024 · The newly discovered world, named Gliese 12 b, orbits every 12.8 days and is Earth’s size or slightly smaller — comparable to Venus. Assuming it has no atmosphere, the planet has a surface temperature estimated at around 107 …
Nearby Earth-Sized Planet Discovered in Habitable Zone
In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away — a relatively neighbourly 378 trillion kilometres from earth.