The discovery of two Earth-like planets orbiting a dwarf star, which have been discovered by NASA, could be vital to the existence of extraterrestrials.
Although they do not seem habitable to make the life we know, this star with its exoplanets are among the closest systems to Earth, only 33 light years away. This means that it is a system that can be studied more because in addition to there may be other planets, one of them may be a populated area.
"There are many multi-planetary systems that have 5-6 planets around them, especially around small stars like this," said astrophysicist Avi Shporer of the MIT Kavli Institute.
Although the star is cooler and less bright than our Sun, the proximity of the planets near the red dwarf implies that they can be too hot to have life. One of them reaches 435 degrees Celsius, while the other 284 degrees.
Both share similar features to our Earth. They perform rotations that depend on 2.8-5.7 days around their star, have dimensions 1.2-1.5 times larger and atmosphere 2-3 times larger, but less dense. The two 'super lands' have rocky territory.