An exoplanet named TOI-715 b has been discovered only 137 light-years away from Earth. This planet is called a "super-Earth" because it is 1.5 times the size of Earth and it orbits in a habitable zone of its star.
An international team of scientists led by Georgina Dransfield of the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, published a paper in January 2024 on their discovery. An international array of facilities used to confirm the planet included Gemini-South, Las Cumbres Observatory telescopes, the ExTrA telescopes, the SPECULOOS network, and the TRAPPIST-south telescope.
The full story of this exciting discovery is described in a press release from NASA.
