Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 14:50 in Astronomy & Space

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the oldest known alien world that could be capable of supporting life, and it's just a stone's throw away from Earth.The newfound exoplanet candidate Kapteyn b, which lies a mere 13 light-years away, is about 11.5 billion years old, scientists say.

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