A Promising New Earth

Scientists have recently discovered a new "Super-Earth." It's been named Gliese 667C c (or GJ 667Cc). The signifigance of this new planet is that it's the closest discovered thus far to be Earth-like.

As seen in the picture above, GJ 667Cc is the 1st closest Super-Earth. It's followed by Gliese 370 b (HD 85512 b), Keppler-22 b, Gliese 581 d (GI 581 d), and Mars.


GJ 667C c is unlike the other 4 discoveries as it's well within its sun's "life-friendly zone," and it's the perfect size to host life.

In this picture, you can see the size comparison between the Earth, Mars, and GJ 667C c. GJ 667C c is atleast 4.5 Earth masses.


BUT this does not mean that GJ 667C c is habitable. Scientist are still missing many crucial pieces of information to decide whether it is possible for this planet to support life or not.


So what does this mean for us on Earth? It seems to me that we're one step closer to finding Earth's sister planet, especially with our advancements in technology.