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Artist's impression of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 1140b

Artist's impression of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 1140b
Artist's impression of the super-Earth exoplanet LHS 1140b An artist's impression of the exoplanet LHS 1140b, a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star about 49 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cetus. A team led by Dr. Collin Cherubim detected helium escaping from this world's atmosphere, marking the first confirmed atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone of another star. ESO/spaceengine.org