New Earth-like planet 'habitable'

Astronomers say they have found the first Earth-sized world circling its mother star at a distance suitable for life.

It also has good prospects for liquid surface water, believed to be a key ingredient for life.

"This planet will most probably be a very important target of the future space missions dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life," says Dr Xavier Delfosse, with the Grenoble Astrophysical Laboratory in France.

It will be years before more sensitive instruments are developed to glean additional clues about whether life exists on the planet.

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Economists have concluded that the CPI is growing at 2.5% on that planet as well.

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