ESA/Hubble heic2311: Hubble measures the size of the nearest transiting Earth-sized planet. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that passes across the face of a neighbouring star. This alignment, called a transit, opens the door to follow-on studies to see what kind of atmosphere, …
ESA/Hubble News
16 November 2023

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has measured the size of the nearest Earth-sized exoplanet that passes across the face of a neighbouring star. This alignment, called a transit, opens the door to follow-on studies to see what kind of atmosphere, if any, the rocky world might have.

The release, images and videos are available on:
https://esahubble.org/news/heic2311/

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16 November 2023



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