16 New Super-Earths Discovered!

• Announced 50 newly discovered planets around stars. One in particular orbits within the habitable zone of its star.  Among the new planets just announced, 16 are super earths. This is the largest number of such planets at one time. They have selected 10 nearby stars similar to our sun.  After 2 years of study, the team found 5 super earths that could lead to discovery of life on those planets.  One of the newly found planets HD85512B, orbits inside the habitable zone. Liquid water could be present on this planet. Astronomers believe 40% of stars similar to our sun harbor at least 1 planet lighter than Saturn. This leads them to believe they can soon find more super earths.