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A Super-Earth (and Possible Earth-Sized) Exoplanet Found in the Habitable Zone


mers have found a new Super-Earth orbiting an M-dwarf (red dwarf) star about 137 light-years away. The planet is named TOI-715b, and it's about 1.55 Earth's radius and is inside the star's habitable zone.

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