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Washington, July 31, 2015, 01:59 – REGNUM , astronomers using a telescope “Spitzer” confirmed the existence of exoplanets, similar on Earth, in the constellation Cassiopeia. The distance to the planet is 21 light-years, so it is our nearest Earth-like planets, the press service of NASA.
Planet 21 HD 9134b orbiting the star Gliese 892 in the constellation of Cassiopeia, which can be seen in the night sky with the naked eye near the North Star.
It is reported that discovered the planet is too close to the star to her could harbor life, though it is of great interest to scientists. 21 HD 9134b is a transit planet, that is, its location allows you to watch as it passes between the Earth and its star, and carry out various studies.
«exoplanets Transit worth their weight in gold, because we can describe their different options. This planet is one of the most actively studied in the coming decades, “- said Michael Werner, an expert from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
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