Wednesday, June 26, 2013

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News

ScienceDaily: Astronomy News


Three planets in habitable zone of nearby star: Gliese 667c reexamined

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:35 AM PDT

Astronomers have combined new observations of Gliese 667C with existing data to reveal a system with at least six planets. A record-breaking three of these planets are super-Earths lying in the zone around the star where liquid water could exist, making them possible candidates for the presence of life. This is the first system found with a fully packed habitable zone.

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