Super-Earth found within ‘Goldilocks’ zone of star

A “super-Earth” that could have a life-supporting climate has been discovered in a multi-world solar system 42 light years from the sun.

The planet, which is several times bigger than the Earth, lies just the right distance from its star to allow the existence of liquid surface water.

It orbits well within the star’s “habitable” or “Goldilocks” zone — the region where temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold to sustain life.