New Earth-like planet discovered

2 days after I predicted that a new Earth like planet will be found(see post below), scientists have found one! http://letstryeurope.blogspot.com/2010/09/700-new-planets-discovered-many-like.html

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Gliese 581g in 'Goldilocks zone' of space where liquid water could exist is strong contender for a habitable world

An artist's impression of Gliese 581g, which astronomers say is near Earth - relatively speaking - at 120 trillion miles. Photograph: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation/AP

Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet of similar size to Earth in orbit around a nearby star.

A team of planet hunters spotted the alien world circling a red dwarf star called Gliese 581, 20 light years away.

The planet is in the "Goldilocks zone" of space around a star where surface temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water to form.......cont

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