That image is a beautiful artist’s rendition of what astronomers are calling a "Cold Earth."
Specifically, this week (late January 2026), scientists announced the discovery of **HD 137010 b**, a rocky exoplanet roughly **1.06 times the size of Earth**.
### What makes this "new find" special?
While we’ve found many "Super-Earths," HD 137010 b is significant because it orbits a bright, Sun-like star (a K-dwarf) about 146 light-years away and was found by digging through "zombie data"—old archives from the retired **Kepler Space Telescope**.
Here are the quick facts about this world:
* **The Temperature:** It’s located at the outer edge of its star's habitable zone. Without a thick atmosphere, it would be roughly **-68°C (-90°F)**—colder than Mars.
* **The Atmosphere Potential:** Scientists believe that if the planet has a CO2-rich atmosphere, it could trap enough heat to support liquid water, making it a "temperate" world rather than a frozen one.
* **The Orbit:** It takes about **355 days** to orbit its star, almost identical to an Earth year.
* **Future Study:** Because its host star is so bright, it is a prime candidate for the **James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)** to "sniff" its atmosphere for signs of life or water vapor.
It's a reminder that even "dead" missions like Kepler are still giving us new worlds to dream about!
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