A team of astronomers have unveiled the discovery of the smallest, Earth-like planet ever discovered outside our solar system. The planet was found using the microlensing technique, is about 5 times the Earth’s mass and orbits a red dwarf star.
Professor Michael Bode, from a University in Liverpool, said: "This is the most Earth-like planet we have discovered to date, in terms of its mass and the distance from its parent star.”
However, scientists believe that the very cold temperatures on the planet are not condusive to life.
