Zoom in on the star GJ1214 (annotated)
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GJ1214 is a star five times smaller than our Sun and three hundred times less bright. Located only 40 light-years away from us, it is found to be surrounded by a super-Earth planet whose interior is likely mostly made of water ice. The planet appears to be rather hot and surrounded by a thick atmosphere, which makes it inhospitable for life as we know it on Earth.
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2
About the Video
| Id: | eso0950b |
| Release date: | 16 December 2009, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | eso0950 |
| Duration: | 35s |
About the Object
| Type: | • Stars |
