FINDING a planet that can host life like Earth does is like trying to find a grain of sand in an infinitely expanding haystack. And yet, despite the odds, astronomers may have just found a new,

The planet is a remarkable discovery in the search for habitable worlds: it is slightly smaller than the Earth, and thought to be just a little hotter. Many planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, tend to be much larger and hotter than our own world.

Astronomers have discovered another Earth-like planet that shows promising signs of hosting life. The planet, called Gliese 12 b, has a surface temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit.