Astronomers believe they have found the first Earth-sized planet outside our solar system that is likely to support liquid water and therefore life.
Planet "g," which orbits a red dwarf star called Gliese 581, is right in the middle of the star's "habitable zone," reported a team led by Steve Vogt of the University of California Santa Cruz and Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C
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And only 20 light years away!!! ...
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