UniSQ astronomer discovers 'potentially habitable' planet candidate | ABC NEWS

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Astronomers from the University of Southern Queensland have co-published a study into the discovery of an Earth-sized planet candidate. Planet HD 137010 b is 150 light-years away from Earth and orbits a Sun-like star. Study co-author Dr Chelsea Huang says there's a 50 per cent chance the planet candidate is in the star's habitable zone. Subscribe: Read more here: ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNEWSChannel