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China
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America
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Israel
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Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -China plans world’s first nearby habitable planet search with space telescope.
Detailed explanation-2: -China intends to find the first “Earth 2.0,” meaning a planet similar to Earth orbiting a Sun-like star, with a next-generation space observatory currently slated for launch by the end of 2026.
Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains Q. Which country has proposed ‘Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES)’? Notes: Chinese scientists have proposed a project named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES). It will be the first space mission designed to search for habitable terrestrial planets around nearby Sun-like stars.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists at NASA have recently announced that they found a planet that is almost identical (about 95%) to Earth’s size and shape and has a rocky surface. Named TOI 700 e, this new planet orbits within its star’s habitable zone, which also hints at the presence of water on its surface.