Newly Discovered Planet Is Surprisingly Similar to Earth

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Published 2022-03-16
Scientists have long been looking for signs of life outside our planet Earth. A ‘weird’ planet recently discovered has given astronomers new hopes these plans could become a reality. The planet is a temperate sub-Neptune sized body, 8 times closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun. But its temperature is similar to our home planet because the red dwarf it's orbiting is less potent.

Some other fascinating space objects are Super-Earths. If some planet weighs from 2 to 10 Earth masses, is 2 times bigger, and gets energy from a star, it's called Super-Earth. Such planets can consist of gas, rocks, water, ice, fire, acid, glass, or diamonds. Scientists haven't yet found a Super-Earth with ideal conditions for humans... Why so?

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TIMESTAMPS
Space journey 00:00
Earth-like planet 00:40
Life on the planet 01:45
Penguins from Venus 02:20
Exoplanets 03:15
Super-Earths 03:50
The worst thing about Super-Earth 06:58
Glass winds 08:45

SUMMARY
- The planet is 8 times closer to its star than Earth is to the Sun. But this doesn't mean that fiery layers of magma cover the surface of this world;
- The temperature on this exoplanet is pretty low and similar to Earth's. That's because the red dwarf is not as hot as our Sun;
- But the most exciting thing is that the atmosphere of this space object consists of water vapor;
- Even if they discover life on this strange planet, it will be impossible to transport it from there to us for study;
-Over the past twenty years, scientists have been finding exoplanets far and not too far from us. Some of them orbit around dwarfs and big stars;
- Another exciting thing is that scientists haven't found a planetary system similar to our Solar one. All distant exoplanets are located at different distances from their stars;
- If some planet weighs from 2 to 10 Earth masses, is two times bigger, and gets energy from a star, it's called Super-Earth. No more similarities with our home;
- The whole planet resembles a fiery boiling ball. If it has any life, it must be some invulnerable creatures;
- Most Super-Earths have terrible surfaces and atmospheres. There's a planet where the air is so hot that it can evaporate metals;
- The fiery wind simply splits any solid substances into molecules. Such a Super-Earth is more like a star, not an ordinary planet.

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All Comments (21)
  • @manmangames
    woke up early but everyone have a great bless day❤️❤️❤️
  • Searching for others planet and destroy our planet : humans 😂
  • @bijujoseph5600
    can you make a vid aboyt satelites in space and what they do? keep up the hard work thanks.
  • @lengreyes8896
    Lets just be content with our planet...we'll never make it in any of those exo anyway...we are too organic with short life expectancy --- and yes, the light speed and space radiation/harsh condition will definitely pulvorize our body...
  • Imagine your land on a planet that looks perfect for life Then you see a giant slug like creature with three eyestalks and razor-sharp teeth Let's get back on the spaceship
  • @ZaidZaid-rq8gh
    Thats not true ...they have discovered some planets that are likely to be habitable and still they need to do allot of researches to study those planets
  • @ives3572
    "Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • @Rat17815
    Just woke up a I learn so much from these videos
  • @traycwilson945
    Just saying out loud, why do scientists keep looking for other planets for us to be able to live on? I feel that's a wonderful plan C but plan A should be ways to heal and save the planet we are already on don't you think?
  • @bomat761
    Newsflash: not all planets have a fluid magnetic core, nor do most have magnetic fields to protect them from radiation.
  • @yodorob
    If Super-Earths are more vulnerable to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, geomagnetic storms, meteor strikes, etc. than our own planet due to the greater gravity, then Sub-Earths (with a mass some 60-80% of our own planet) are the complete opposite, and so would probably be even more ideal than Super-Earths. On the Sub-Earths, we might even be able to fly by ourselves, depending!
  • Writing a fan made Star trek story, and these real planets are starting to appear in them, and this is a chance e for me to make my own predictions. Thanks for these vids
  • @giko564
    To anybody who's reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the darks thoughts, the overthinking, the doubt exit your mind right now. May clarity replace confusion. May peace and calmness fill your life