A planet with Earth-like conditions has been discovered

An Earth-like planet with familiar to Earth conditions has been discovered in the galaxy by astronomers, located just 16 light years away from our planet.

Gliese 832c is a super-Earth with a mass 5.4 times that of our own planet orbiting a red dwarf star every 36 days, meaning that it is much closer to its host star than we are to ours.

“If the planet has a similar atmosphere to Earth it may be possible for life to survive, although seasonal shifts would be extreme,” said professor Chris Tinney of the University of New South Wales.