Three super-Earth planets found in habitable zone of nearby star

Gliese 667C might be the dimmest of a stellar threesome, but it's got something its two brighter companions don't: a trio of super-Earths circling around the star's skinny habitable zone, where the planets could potentially be capable of supporting life.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/50Hyr3fU0qU/la-sci-sn-three-super-earths-planets-habitable-zone-gliese-20130625,0,3902746.story