This is amazing (if not totally unexpected) it seems like the first Earth-like planet orbiting within the cushy Goldilocks zone has been spotted. I know that at the moment we have no telescopes that can see it or probes that can make the 20 light year trip over there, but I would love to get a glimpse of Gliese 581g.
Here are some links:
Space.com: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth-like-exoplanet-possibly-habitable-100929.html
msnbc.com: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/29/5202633-alien-planet-looks-just-right-for-life
Discovery.com: http://news.discovery.com/space/earth-like-planet-life.html
updated!
Here's a cool interview with discoverer Steve Vogt:
http://io9.com/5653433/the-astrophysicist-who-discovered-zarmina-describes-life-on-second-earth
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