Planet 600 light years away may be inhabited

A NEW planet detected orbiting a star 600 light years away could have continents, oceans and life.

The planet, Kepler-22b, is about twice the size of Earth and may have a surface temperature of around 22C — similar to a warm spring day in Ireland.

It is the first so-called “super-Earth” known to lie within the “habitable” zone of a Sun-like star.