Situated just 18.2 light-years away, this newfound extrasolar world is in orbit around a red dwarf star.
Scientists now believe that there are 100 times as many habitable worlds in our galaxy than previously thought.
Craig Charles is fronting a new UFO investigative series alongside space journalist Sarah Cruddas.
Scientists have determined that planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be capable of supporting primitive life.
The SETI Institute is aiming to find evidence of aliens in a place where nobody had thought to look.
Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
A red dwarf star is thought to have passed within one light year of our planet 70,000 years ago.
Some extrasolar planets that appear to be habitable may have lost the capacity to support life long ago.
Scientists have identified a new species of endangered dwarf tapir living in the Amazon rainforest.