'Super-Earth' is closest planet yet that could support...

'Super-Earth' is closest planet yet that could support life

Steve Dent, engadget.com

Thanks to a wob­ble in its host star, researchers from UNSW have spot­ted a plan­et only 16 light-years away that could har­bor life (shown in an artist’s con­cep­tion, above). How­ev­er, being there would bear lit­tle resem­blance to liv­ing on…

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