Astronomers Find Tantalizing Hints of a Potentially Habitable Exoplanet

Dwarf star HD 40307 is now thought to host at least 6 exoplanet candidates... one of them well within its habitable zone. (G. Anglada/Celestia)

Representation of the liquid water habitable zone around HD 40307 compared to our Solar System (Tuomi et al., from the team's paper.)

Representation of the liquid water habitable zone around HD 40307 compared to our Solar System (Tuomi et al., from the team's paper.)