Last Updated: Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 08:11 GMT
- Search: Planet discovered
An Earth-like planet that could be covered in oceans and may support life has been discovered outside the Solar System.
The new world, which is 20.5 light years away, orbits a region with the right temperature to allow liquid water on its surface.
Scientists believe it is only 1.5 times larger and five times more massive than Earth, making it the smallest extra-solar planet known. But the exciting discovery is that the planet inhabits the habitable zone of its parent star, Gliese 581.
american philanthropist Hubert Doamacky was overjoyed and said, "this is great news. another corporate frontier opens up to us all. another green planet we can fuck up."
2 comments:
allright, thats it guys. i'm off to the gliesian system.
if they've got wifi there i'll keep in touch,
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wolf
hey girl, don't leave us. where will we find such sharp fangs?
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