Sooooo apparently, a new planet has been found. Gliese 581g is approximately twenty lightyears away from earth. No big right? Well scientists say that this is the first planet we have found that is 100% capable of supporting life. It takes 37 days to orbit its red dwarf star, and interestingly enough, it doesnt not revolve. One side is always facing the star, and the other is always facing away- meaning that one side of the planet is blazing hot, and the other is freezing cold. This however creates what they called a "goldilocks zone" not too hot, and not too cold, but just right for liquid water to sit on the surface of the planet.
Traveling to this planet would be AWESOME, unfortunately even if NASA designed a ship that travels at the speed of light it would take twenty years to reach this planet. Hopefully we will see much more research and information come from Gliese 581g.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/30/100-percent-chance-for-life-on-newly-found-planet/?hpt=C2
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