Ravi Kumar Kopparapu

Research Scientist of Planetary Studies, NASA

Articles by: Ravi Kumar Kopparapu

A planetary system hiding out in the constellation Dorado, some 100 light-years from Earth, hosts an Earth-size planet orbiting within its star’s habitable zone.

Earth-Sized Planet Found in the Habitable Zone of a Nearby Star

By Ravi Kumar Kopparapu published

Scientists have discovered what may be TESS' first known Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone of a nearby star, meaning liquid water could exist on the surface of this terrestrial planet.