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Learn about HD 137010 b, a cold Earth‑sized planet candidate that sits near the outer edge of its star’s habitable zone.

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A newly identified Earth-sized exoplanet with a year-long orbit may lie near its star’s habitable zone, but extreme cold could limit its chances of hosting liquid water.

A new discovery in the search for Earth-like exoplanets has just been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on January 27, 2026, revealing a promising yet cold candidate: HD 137010 b. Located ...

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