'Life' is flourishing in the universe 35 light years away from Earth! Astronomers find 'Earth 2.0' located in Habitable Zone
Astronomers have discovered a Planetary System called L 98-59. Where a planet located within the habitable zone like Earth has been detected.
Astronomers have found a planetary system like our system 35 light years off from Earth. there's also a potentially habitable planet like Earth. The planetary system consists of 1 star and three planets. The three planets have an oceanic world, a planet half the mass of Venus, and a potentially Earth-like planet within the habitable zone.
Astronomers Maria Rosa Zapatero Osorio at the middle for Astrobiology in Madrid, Spain, said that the world located within the habitable zone may have an environment that's helpful for all times. Maria is one in all the authors of the study published Thursday in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Researchers after research on the Star identified as L 98-59 found that it can be an indication of the many important things to come back for contemporary astronomy. Near this star there are planets with rocks like Earth and Venus, they are so near the star. Which is important to stay them warm.
Olivier Demangen, a researcher at the Institute of Space Science at the University of Porto in Portugal, said that these planets had been detected since astronomers first appeared. But now astronomers are on final stage to find a planet within the habitable zone of a star, he said.
Researchers are using exoplanet hunter instruments like the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile to look for L 98-59. Astronomers will soon study the planet's atmosphere to detect biosignatures like oxygen and methane.
Through biosignature, it'll be possible to search out whether life is present on the planet or not. other than this, evidence of ancient life that existed on the planet will be found through it. However, it's very difficult to detect it through The telescope.
It is believed that astronomers are able to gather more information using the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). And The ELT will become operational in 2027. At the identical time, L 98-59 also can be studied through the James Webb Telescope, which is to be launched in October this year.