Artist’s conception of the newly discovered planet Gliese 12 b (IMAGE)

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Artist’s conception of the newly discovered planet Gliese 12 b

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Artist’s conception of the newly discovered planet Gliese 12 b, which is orbiting a red dwarf star located 40 light-years away. This artist's conception assumes that the planet retains a tenuous atmosphere. Future follow-up observations will clarify what kind of atmosphere the planet actually retains.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC)

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