Photo of Inner 4 Planets of the Gliese 581 System and their Host Star (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Photo of Inner 4 Planets of the Gliese 581 System and their Host Star

Caption

This artist's conception shows the inner four planets of the Gliese 581 system and their host star, a red dwarf star only 20 light-years away from Earth. The large planet in the foreground is the newly discovered GJ 581g, an Earth-size planet that orbits in the star's habitable zone.

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Artwork by Lynette Cook.

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