An artist's impression of GJ 1214 b, a newfound exoplanet that is still too hot for life as we know it but that is nearly cool enough to sustain liquid water at low pressures.
Source of Image:http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=super-earth-exoplanets
New research concerning an exoplanet named GJ 1214b indicates the planet could not be inhabited by Human beings in the future. Writer Rachel Kaufman, in an article at the following website:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101201-science-space-first-super-earth-atmosphere-steam-haze/, states:
The planet is so close to its star that any water would be turned to vapor, and the atmosphere should be so thick that the pressure would be immense."
Please visit the link to the National Geographic website I provided above to read the remainder of this article.
You can read more about this exoplanet by visiting the following websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GJ_1214_b
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=super-earth-exoplanets
Here is a video I found which is a simulation of GJ 1214b orbiting its parent planet:
(source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPhNXBFFPCw )
