Gliese 581g

Bye Bye to a Lovely Planet

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

Seth Shostak

A new analysis suggests Gliese 581g, the first world found in deep space that might sport an environment comparable to our own, is an apparition -- a planet conjured into existence by other researchers' faulty interpretation of noisy data.

Could 'Goldilocks' Planet Be Just Right For Life?

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

(By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP) WASHINGTON -- Astronomers say they have for the first time spotted a planet beyond our own in what is sometimes called the Go...