NASA searches for 'life indicators', on a nearby planet

 

 By Jaiden Hawk             August 5, 2019

NASA will soon begin searching for signs of life on a nearby planet after being able to locate it with a new space telescope.

NASA is conducting its research on J.J. 357D, one of three recently discovered planets, and the first earth-like giant planet discovered by the Space Astronomical Observatory (TIS).

Tess is a space telescope that follows NASA's exploration program and is designed to search for extra-solar planets.

J.J. orbits around the sun or is about 31 light-years away from Earth, and its orbit is far from the sun, close enough to be "a livable area and a suitable natural environment," the Independent reported.

Under this region, liquid water is likely to form on the planet's surface, but scientists believe it needs further research and study to see if the planet's atmosphere is dense and warm enough to fit the planet's water.

"J.J. is located within the outer edge of the viable area of that solar system, where it receives the same amount of stellar energy from its sun, like the energy Mars gets from our sun." Said Diana Kusakovsky of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in the study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.