Earth like planet

This is amazing news, an earth sized planet has been found in orbit around Alpha Centauri B. That is close, really really close, to be precise 1.34 parsecs (4.4 light years) away, and so in stellar terms it is next door. The report in the Guardian says … “similar to Earth in location and size” … Read more

We appear to be getting closer to discovering an earth like planet. We are not there yet, but are now knocking on the door of a discovery … Science Daily reports … Astronomers using ESO’s world-leading HARPS instrument have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180. The … Read more