American astronomers have discovered a new planet in the habitable zone, which is the same size as Earth.

According to NASA, the planet was named TOI 700 d, it revolves around a star, and it could potentially have life.

When we corrected the parameters of the star with the sizes of the planets rotating around it, we realized that the nearest of them is the size of the Earth, and is in the habitable zone. In addition, for 11 months of data, we did not see flashes from the star, which increases the likelihood that the TOI 700 d is suitable for life and facilitates the modeling of its atmospheric and surface conditions, said Emily Gilbert, graduate student at the University of Chicago.

Astronomers have reported that the planet rotates with a period of 37 days around the red dwarf TOI 700, receiving from it 86% of the energy that the Sun gives the Earth.

In addition to the TOI 700 d, there are two more planets in this system.

" The middle planet, TOI 700 s, is 2.6 times the size of the Earth - between the sizes of the Earth and Neptune - it rotates every 16 days and is probably a celestial object dominated by gas. TOI 700 d, the most famous planet in the system and the only one in the inhabited zone, is 20% larger than the Earth, it rotates every 37 days and receives from its star 86% of the energy that the Sun provides to the Earth, "

A team of scientists led by astronomer Joseph Rodriguez at the Center for Astrophysics |.

“Given the impact of this discovery - that it is the first Earth-sized planet in the TESS habitable zone - we really wanted our understanding of this system to be as specific as possible. TOI 700 d was in orbit exactly when we expected it. This is a great addition to our mission, which helped us find two TRAPPIST-1 planets and identify five more, "