New ‘super-Earth’ is 36 light-years distant, might hold water, astronomers say

Astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of 50 new planets circling stars beyond the sun, including one "super-Earth" that is the right distance from its star to possibly have water.

"If we are really, really lucky, this planet could be a habitat" like Earth, said Lisa Kaltenegger of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany.

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Steven Mufson 13 Sep, 2011

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