WEB DESK: The international team of scientists discovered the planet like Earth by using NASA’s TESS, but that the planet is 40 light years away.
Gliese 12 b is only a little smaller than Earth. It’s an “exoplanet,” which means that it’s a planet outside of our solar system. The planet orbits a small and cool red dwarf star. The planet also bears some similarities to Venus, which is often dubbed Earth’s “twin” because of the similarities they share.
A year on Gliese 12 b is just 12.8 days on Earth because the planet orbits its star so closely. The planet receives about 1.6 times more energy from its star than Earth does from the sun, scientists said.
The planet has an average estimated surface temperature only 50°F warmer than Earth.
