A newly discovered alien planet may be one of the top contenders to support life beyond Earth, researchers say.

The newfound world, a "super Earth" called Gliese 163c, lies at the edge of its star's habitable zone — that just-right range of distances where liquid water could exist.

"There are a wide range of structures and compositions that allow Gliese 163c to be a habitable planet," Xavier Bonfils, of France's Joseph Fourier University-Grenoble, told SPACE.com by email.

He went on to caution that several possible uninhabitable combinations exist as well.

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Awesome. I love stuff like this. Astronomy is just fascinating.

Let this shit thread die!

>>3 Lol, nope.

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>>3 Or better yet, you just ignore it and keep your comments to your self. =3

>>5 im undefeatabul haha!

>>7
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His is unchallenged by all combatants, except the English language. English has got him whipped.

>>8 'Nuff said.

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Also, this thread intrigues me, CARRION