Blog #20

HD 40307g: Alien 'Super-Earth' Planet May Be Habitable, Astronomers Say

Huffington Post

By: Mike Wall

 Out of all the planets in our Milky Way, we have found another planet out of the rest yet to be explored. This new planet that we have just discovered is said to be like "Super Earth" and is possibly habitable. They say there are signs of water and is huge. The planet was given the name HD 40307g. Not only does it possible have water, but this planet might be able to sustain life. Apparently, it is ,"...just a stone's throw from Earth". It mentions that the orbit of this planet is longer and that would mean that its atmosphere and climate may be "just right" for humans to live on. HD 40307g is only forty two light years away and there is a 50-50 chance that the planet has the same condition as Earth and may be either rocky or not. They analyzed this planet with a new instrument called HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher).