Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy /newsroom/taxonomy/term/21553/all en Expert: Discovery of new Earth-like planet could shed light on what makes a planet habitable /newsroom/channels/news/expert-discovery-new-earth-planet-could-shed-light-what-makes-planet-habitable-358213 <p>In an exciting breakthrough for astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial life, a team of international scientists, including key support from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers, 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. (<a href="https://theconversation.com/the-discovery-of-a-new-earth-like-planet-could-shed-further-light-on-what-makes-a-planet-habitable-234127">The Conversation</a>)</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:31:01 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 314358 at /newsroom