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  • http://sciencio.com/astronomy/6-1/641-astronomers-discovered-the-most-earth-like-planet-ever.html

    From the page: "European astronomers yesterday found 2 planets that are very similar to Earth. They said that they found smallest exoplanet ever called Gliese 581 e and after that they realized that neighboring planet which is discovered earlier, Gliese 581 d is in right place for... more

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  • Reviewed by bhaviknaran on Jun 05, 11:39pm

    "Those two newly discovered planets are about 1/2 light years away from Earth." Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the sun, and its ~4ly away. other sources put Gliese 581 at 20ly

  • Rated by gasa7172 on May 04 2009, 7:53am

    From the page: "Astronomers discovered the most Earth-like planet ever!"

  • Rated by linkbuildr on Apr 30 2009, 12:55am

    Perhaps the first earth like planets?

  • Rated by geojim56 on Apr 27 2009, 4:20pm

    From the page: "European astronomers yesterday found 2 planets that are very similar to Earth. They said that they found smallest exoplanet ever called Gliese 581 e and after that they realized that neighboring planet which is discovered earlier, Gliese 581 d is in right place for potential life."

  • Rated by GlobalPatriot on Apr 24 2009, 1:32pm

    Should we ever need to vacate this planet, we might want to know about a suitable alternative.

  • Rated by athomemom on Apr 24 2009, 6:34am

    Hmmm, imagine zipping through space for 6 months to move to a new planet? :) Course, you have to think that it`s likely there would already be life on another one so similar to Earth.

  • Rated by iwalkU2 on Apr 23 2009, 11:53pm

    From the page: "allow water to be liquid on the planet's surface." ,so maybe life there!

  • Rated by theneocity on Apr 23 2009, 4:38pm

    wow...what it we find creatures already there...they will consider us aliens

  • Rated by TheTokerJoker on Apr 23 2009, 3:39pm

    habitable zone sounds promising

  • Rated by cherejimonica on Apr 23 2009, 1:06pm

    "European astronomers yesterday found 2 planets that are very similar to Earth."