Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Earth-Like Planet Only 16 Light-Years Away

An international team of scientists has discovered a nearby planet that could be a potential candidate to host a habitable world similar to the one found on Earth. The planet, dubbed Gliese 832c, was found orbiting a red-dwarf star about 16 light-years away and has been added to a catalog of 23 habitable exoplanets. While Gliese 832c has a mass more than five times that of Earth's, the star called Gliese 832 is half the mass and radius of the sun, according to scientists.