A newly discovered planet is a giant snowball colder than any desert
OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb is an icy terrestrial world located 13,000 light-years away that remains frozen solid despite having the same mass as Earth.
Astronomers have identified an Earth-mass planet so incredibly cold that its surface is likely covered in a thick, permanent layer of ice. Located 13,000 light-years away, this frigid world orbits a star so small and faint that scientists believe it might actually be a brown dwarf or a failed star.
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