Birmingham Telescope Discovers 2 New Temperate Rocky Planets
The team, which includes astronomers at the University of Birmingham, detected the rocky planets orbiting LP 890-9, a small, cool star located about 100 light-years from Earth. The star, also called TOI-4306 or SPECULOOS-2, is the second-coolest star found to host planets, after the famous TRAPPIST-1. This rare discovery is the subject of a forthcoming publication ...
