What’s a few trillion miles between neighbours?
NASA has discovered seven Earth-size planets outside of our solar system.
Around a nearby, cold, small star we found 7 rocky Earth-size planets, all of which could have liquid water – key to life as we know it. pic.twitter.com/C2JWjDfBdK
— NASA (@NASA) February 22, 2017
NASA believes all seven of them could have liquid water – a key to life – under the right atmospheric conditions.
The planets are located about 40 light years, or 235 trillion miles, away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.
Pssst! We’ve got exciting news from beyond our solar system! Spoiler: NOT aliens. Watch at 1pm ET: https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS Q? Use #askNASA pic.twitter.com/uHremmTTqK
— NASA (@NASA) February 22, 2017
