Scientists have identified Ross 128b, 11 lightyears away, as a potentially habitable planet as it is the right temperature to hold liquid water.
The planet, named so due to it orbiting the star Ross 128, is the Earth’s second closest exoplanet – a planet outside of our solar system. The closes to Earth is Proxima b, which could also be habitable.
Ross 128b is believed to sit in the Goldilocks Zone of its host star – an area in orbit where it is not too hot or too cold, and the conditions are perfect for life.
It is believed to be similar to Earth in the sense that it is a rocky planet.