Astronomers estimate that six percent of red dwarfs have a temperate Earth-size planet, as close as 13 light-years away.



Astronomers using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope estimate that six percent of red dwarf stars in the galaxy have Earth-size planets in their habitable zones.





Source: Kepler Data Suggest Earth-size Planets May Be Next Door


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