The Sun’s Twin

Astronomers has found a twin of the Sun with no measurable differences between their size, mass, temperature, and chemical makeup. The star, called HIP 56948, lies a little more than 200 light years from Earth and attracts SETI and alien civilisations hunters. What attracts them more, is the fact that the new sun is older than our Sun with about 1 billion years. That supposes if there is any life around that sun, it should be really more developed than ours one.

Click on the image to read more, or see our Sun in motion and as an art object.

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