Planet dubbed 'Earth's next-door neighbour' might be able to support life, scientists reveal

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Scientists have revealed a planet dubbed "Earth's next-door neighbour" may be able to support life.Astronomers at the University of California, Irvine, have identified a potentially habitable world orbiting a star just 25 light-years from Earth.The exoplanet, designated GJ 3378b, occupies what scientists call the "Goldilocks zone", which is a region neither too hot nor too cold where liquid water might exist on the surface.Paul Robertson, UC Irvine associate professor of astronomy and lead author of the study, said: "This one's exciting.

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25 light-years sounds like a long way, but the Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years across, so in that respect it's our next-door neighbour." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The findings were published in The Astrophysical Journal.The rocky world is more than twice the size of our planet, classifying it as a super-Earth.GJ 3378b orbits a red dwarf star considerably dimmer and cooler than our Sun,...

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