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Nearby Super-Earth HD 20794 d Identified as Potentially Inhabitable

A "Super-Earth" named HD 20794 d has been identified as potentially habitable by experts at the University of Oxford.
The planet is located 20 light-years away and has a mass six times that of Earth, orbiting in a star's habitable zone.
Researchers believe HD 20794 d could sustain water, which is essential for life, despite its elliptical orbit.
The discovery is based on two decades of observations and was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

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