New Earth-like Planet HD 137010 b Discovered 146 Light-Years Away

• Scientists discovered HD 137010 b, a potentially habitable planet 146 light-years away, orbiting a sun-like star.
• The planet is approximately six percent larger than Earth and was identified using NASA Kepler space telescope’s K2 mission data from 2017.
• HD 137010 b has a surface temperature similar to Mars, potentially dropping below -70 °C, but could be temperate with a CO2-rich atmosphere.
• Researchers estimate a 50% chance of it residing in the habitable zone, making it a prime candidate for follow-up observations.
• Its proximity (150 light-years) makes it significantly more observable than other Earth-sized exoplanets like Kepler-186f.

Why It Matters: A new Earth-like exoplanet, HD 137010 b, offers promising prospects for future astronomical study.