Potentially habitable planet found 146 light-years away after citizen scientists unearth signal

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable new planet about 146 light-years away which is Earth-sized and has conditions similar to Mars.

The candidate planet, named HD 137010 b, orbits a Sun-like star and is estimated to be 6% larger than Earth. An international team of scientists in Australia, the UK, the US, and Denmark identified the planet using data captured in 2017 by the Nasa Kepler space telescope’s extended mission, known as K2.