For the first time, scientists have detected a planet roughly the size of the Earth and with atmosphere, water and climate capable of sustaining life. It orbits a star named Gliese.It's sun is cool (but the planet is closer to its sun than we are to ours) and is a red star.
The implication that life could exist means we now have a place to point our radio telescopes:
According to Seth Shostak, of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute in California, the Gliese system is now a prime target for a radio search. 'We had actually looked at this system before but only for a few minutes. We heard nothing, but now we must look again.'Bookies have slashed the odds for extraterrestrial life existing (I'm not kidding).
Read the exciting story here. And find out about the Godilocks Zone.
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