Planet Hunters Discover a World That Could Harbor Life

After more than a decade of telescopic monitoring, astronomers have added two newfound worlds to a nearby planetary system already known to harbor four other planets , and one of the new discoveries looks to be the kind of place where life might be able to take hold. [More] Planet - Astronomy - Solar System - Gliese 581 - Extrasolar planet

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