Sunset on Gliese 667 Cc
April 3, 2012
This artist’s impression shows a sunset seen from the super-Earth Gliese 667 Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system. The other two more distant stars, Gliese 667 A and B appear in the sky also to the right. Astronomers have estimated that there are tens of billions of such rocky worlds orbiting faint red dwarf stars in the Milky Way alone.
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada
Topics:
Planetary systems, Planetary systems, Binary stars, Binary stars, Brown dwarfs, Brown dwarfs, Human Interest, Human Interest, Cc This artist, Cc This artist, Gliese 674, Gliese 674, Gliese 667, Gliese 667, Gliese 570, Gliese 570, Super-Earth, Super-Earth, Libra constellation, Libra constellation, Terrestrial planets, Terrestrial planets
