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LHS 1140 b
Coverage of LHS 1140 b in the Nexus archive.
- Researchers discover Earth-like planet with atmosphere 48 light-years away
Researchers from Harvard University discovered LHS 1140 b, a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star, 48 light-years from Earth. This marks the first time a rocky planet in the habitable zone has been found to have an atmosphere, though its composition remains unknown.