Astronomers have found the largest “copy” of the Earth – BBC

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Astronomers using a telescope Kepler and HARPS spectrograph found in the constellation of Aries the planet, which is a huge “double” of the Earth, and not like the gas giant, as previously thought, reports news agency Rambler news Service referring to the Cornell University website.

Planet floor called BD + 20594b is located at a distance of 500 light-years away Earth, and its density is 7.89 grams per cubic centimeter. The diameter of the planet is about two times larger than the Earth, and its mass is 16 times greater than the mass of the Earth.

According to the researchers, the life on the surface of the giant planet is unlikely to exist. Authors’ calculations work has shown that it is completely absent the atmosphere. In addition, astronomers rule out the presence of liquid water on the planet, because it is close enough to the star and makes a turnover of 423 days

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