(ScienceDaily) New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a nearby cool star

By , Posted 02/03/12

Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202151434.htm

Sientists have discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. The star is a member of a triple star system and has a different makeup than our Sun, being relatively lacking in metallic elements. This discovery demonstrates that habitable planets could form in a greater variety of environments than previously believed.