October 28 , 2025
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- Scientists have discovered a super-Earth exoplanet named GJ 251c.
- The planet has a minimum mass of 3.84 times that of Earth.
- GJ 251c orbits in the habitable zone of its star, where liquid water could exist.
- Its host star, GJ 251, is a red dwarf about a third the mass of the Sun.
- The exoplanet completes an orbit every 53.6 days around its star.
- The planet does not transit its star, so its diameter and atmosphere are unknown.
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