NASA detects Earth-size planet just 40 light-years away that's 'not a bad place' to hunt for life
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NASA detects Earth-size planet just 40 light-years away that's 'not a bad place' to hunt for life

The exoplanet Gliese 12 b is tantalizingly close and moderately warm, situated just 40 light-years away around a red dwarf star. The potentially habitable planet could be a good place to search for alien life, scientists say.