An artist's depiction of Foxtrot9-55G46, an exoplanet 10 light-years away from Earth and 2.5 times its mass. Scientists believe the planet is abundant in life much like ours.
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Super-Earth Discovered 10 Light-years Away Likely Hosting Intelligent Life

 January 02, 2018

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star only 10 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Uranium. The planet named Foxtrot9-55G46 was confirmed to be rocky and 2.5 times the mass of our planet. Foxtrot9-55G46 sits within what's commonly referred to as the Goldilocks Zone, a distance not too close and not too far from its star, therefore, could potentially host lifeforms. Upon its initial discovery, every action possible was pushed to take a close look of the discovered planet according to NASA. This includes the premature launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope to ever go to space. "The scientific community has never been this excited," according to Andrew Sanders who identified himself as one of NASA's most trusted guys. After weeks of meticulous research and through the aid of the world's most powerful telescope, scientists have spotted what appeared to be a Chinese Restaurant on the planet's surface. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has then made contact with NASA to confirm the infrastructure and that they have now initiated to cobble another "something dash-line map" to substantiate its claim of the territory.



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