Astronomers are constantly researching in search of a 'new earth'. One of the old planets we know is the problem of space, on the way of depletion of natural resources. A 'super' Earth was discovered 36 light years away from our Earth. The possibility of life is not impossible there.
Scientists at the Space Research Center in the Canary Islands have discovered the planet. A year on Earth is like 365 days, but on that planet it is only two and a half days. Strictly speaking, two days are 9 hours and 30 minutes. The planet GJ640 can orbit the Sun at the same time as above mentioned.
Why is it called Super Earth? Planets that are twice or 10 times the size of our Earth are called Super Earth. The mass of this planet is three times the mass of Earth. Slightly smaller in size than Neptune, the fourth largest in the solar system. Although the Earth is large, the soil is not made of stone, it can also be a ball of gas.
But is this planet habitable at all? Scientists say that depends on many things. The problem with planets like the GJ640, which is close to the Red Dwarf (dead cold star), is that the habitable zone is too small. The closer the planet is to the star, the more likely it is that the two will rotate at the same speed. For this reason, one side of the planet will always be hot and the other side will be cold. Always day on one side and night on the other.
If there is an atmosphere like Earth and Saturn, there may be some solution. The atmosphere can eliminate this extreme temperature difference. Scientists say that if a number of other things are favorable, there could be a resurgence of life. The ‘sun’ will of course look much bigger and the plants will look black not green. But people can survive.
