ESOcast 83: Ultracool Dwarf with Planets

Astronomers using telescopes at ESO's observatories in Chile have discovered three planets around a dim dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. These worlds have sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and the Earth, and they are the best targets so far found in the hunt for life elsewhere in the Universe. More information and download options: Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! Receive future