Check out this website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11444022
You're going to need to use this site to find the answers to the following questions:
(I hope I don't need to say this, but I AM EXPECTING ANSWERS TO BE IN FULL SENTENCES, BASED ON THE QUESTION eg "The newly-discovered planet is called....")
1) What is the name of the newly discovered planet?
2) How far is it from Earth?
3) Where is the telescope that was used to discover the new planet?
4) What is the name of the star that this planet orbits?
5) How long had the scientists been studying this star before they made this discovery?
6) How many planets have we discovered orbiting this star in total?
7) What is so special about this new planet?
8) What does "the Goldilocks Zone" mean?
9) What is the major difference between this new planet and our own earth?
10) Do you believe in the possibility of alien life? Why/why not?
