"European astronomers have spotted what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet outside our solar system, with balmy temperatures that could support water and, potentially, life.
They have not directly seen the planet, orbiting a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. But measurements of the star suggest that a planet not much larger than the Earth is pulling on it, the researchers say in a letter to the editor of the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics."
"Gliese 581 is among the 100 closest stars to Earth, just 20.5 light-years away in the constellation Libra.
A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion km).
It is smaller and dimmer than the sun, so the planet can be close to it and yet not be overheated."
Source: CNN
Excellent! Now if Earth is destroyed due to globalwarming, we will have a refuge to evacuate to. And it's only 20.5 light-years away. It's a true find. Of course, first we have to find a way to actually get there, and that preferably before we destroy the planet we live on now.
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