Nearby Calm Star GJ 887 Hosts a Potential Life-Supporting World
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Nearby star GJ 887, only 10.7 light-years away, is unusually quiet and hosts GJ 887 d, a super-Earth with at least 6.1 Earth masses in its habitable zone, on a 50.7-day orbit; detected via radial velocity, its calm activity makes habitability prospects more favorable, though atmospheric characterization is challenging since it does not transit, requiring future telescopes like Habitable Worlds Observatory to probe its atmosphere.
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