ILScientists have identified a nearby super-Earth named GJ 3378 b as a potential candidate for hosting extraterrestrial life. Discovered in 2024, this exoplanet lies approximately 25 light-years from Earth and resides within the habitable zone where liquid water could exist. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine conducted a detailed analysis, suggesting that GJ 3378 b may have a mass of 2.3 times Earth's, making it potentially rocky with a similar atmospheric pressure to Earth. While the exoplanet's temperature is nearly 0°C and it receives 91% of the sunlight Earth gets, there is currently no confirmed evidence of an atmosphere or liquid water. NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s to further investigate such exoplanets for signs of life.
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