An artist's conception of the exoplanet GJ 1132b, which orbits the red dwarf star GJ 1132. Astronomers have managed to detect the atmosphere of this Earthlike planet. There are a lot of good reasons to be captivated by the exoplanet GJ 1132b. Located in the constellation Vela, it's a mere 39 light-years from Earth — just a hop, skip and a jump in galactic terms. It's similar to Earth in terms of size and mass, and it dances in a close-in orbit around its star, a dimly burning red dwarf. And, astronomers recently discovered, it has an atmosphere. The finding, published in the Astronomical Journal, is the first detection of an atmosphere around a terrestrial “Earth-like” planet orbiting a red dwarf star — and it suggests there could be millions more. Read more https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...t-39-light-years-away/?utm_term=.f47cb3b8c764