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NASA discovers 'first nearby super-Earth' - and it could harbour alien life

The discovery was made by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or 'TESS'. [Mirror]

The search for life beyond our planet has just taken a massive leap, as NASA has discovered the ‘first nearby super-Earth.’

Using its TESS satellite, NASA has discovered a planet about 31 light-years away from our planet, and its conditions mean that it could be habitable.

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