Astronomers Report Evidence Of An Atmosphere Around A Rocky World In The Habitable Zone

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Astronomers Report Evidence Of An Atmosphere Around A Rocky World In The Habitable Zone

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Astronomers say they’ve now actually confirmed a direct look at an atmosphere around LHS 1140 b, like this rocky world perched in its star’s habitable zone or something close to it. Lead author Dr. Collin Cherubim, from Harvard University, published the key result in Science, and it feels like a really big step forward for finding worlds that could be habitable past our solar system.