Scientists from the Institute ofastronomy German Max Planck (MPIA) recently discovered a exoplanet of land mass. According to a study published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics and relayed by CNET, this celestial body called Wolf 1.069 b is located in the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Wolf 1.069. Researchers believe that this planet could support life.
According to their information, Wolf 1.069 b would be in orbit around its star about 31 light years from Earth. According to a communiqué published last Friday by the MPIA, only a dozen exoplanets out of more than 5,000 discoveries to date would be in the habitable zone of their star. Rocky in appearance, it would be more or less the size of the blue planet, which is also very rare.
Ten years
The protective atmosphere that surrounds it as well as the temperature of the red dwarf, which is less radiant than the Sun, are all clues that suggest that life could develop on this exoplanet. However, for there to be life, there must be water. It is therefore this liquid substance that astronomers will have to work to detect.
“Alas, such observations are currently beyond the capabilities of astronomical research,” the MPIA said in its statement. According to scientists, it will take about ten years for science to be sufficiently advanced in this field. The study of Wolf 1.069 b could then hold some nice surprises.