Sunday, February 5, 2012

Astronomers discover potentially habitable super-Earth

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth planet orbiting a nearby star, making it one of the best candidates to support life.

The newly found planet, called GJ 667Cc, has a mass 4.5 times that of Earth and orbits its host star every 28 days.

The research team used public data from the European Southern Observatory and analyzed it with great precision.

The star, GJ 667C, is a member of a triple star system and is different from our Sun as it lacks in metallic elements.

Source: Press TV

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