A Universe of Possibilities: The Hunt for Life Beyond Earth

Habitable planet found by NASA!

I just read that NASA spotted an Earth-size planet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away named TOI 700. The planet TOI 700e is orbiting within the habitable zone of its star. This means that the planet is located in just the right distance from its star that liquid water might potentially exist on its surface! The planet is the fourth to be detected orbiting the small, cool M dwarf star TOI 700 and it’s 95% the size of Earth. The discovery was made by NASA’s…