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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which space agency has discovered first nearby super-earth planet GJ357d? Notes: The NASA scientists have characterized the first potentially habitable world outside our own solar system that may be suitable for life.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA’s TESS find “Super Earth” with water presence Scientists made an astonishing announcement on August 24 that NASA’s TESS had found a “Super Earth” exoplanet which was blanketed by water on its surface.

Detailed explanation-3: -The planet, located nearly 1,150 light-years from Earth, orbits its star every 3.4 days. It has about half the mass of Jupiter, and its discovery was announced in 2014.

Detailed explanation-4: -This artists concept contrasts our familiar Earth with the exceptionally strange planet known as 55 Cancri e. While it is only about twice the size of the Earth, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has gathered surprising new details about this supersized and superheated world.

Detailed explanation-5: -To date, astronomers have discovered two dozen super-Earth exoplanets that are, if not the best of all possible worlds, theoretically more habitable than Earth. Recently, there’s been an exciting addition to the inventory of habitable planets.