[University of Central Florida scientists have discovered a new planet outside our solar system that is the closest Earth-size planet ever discovered. And they have named it after UCF.
Planet UCF 1.01, an “exoplanet” orbiting a red dwarf star called GJ 436, is about two-thirds the size of Earth and only 33 light years distant. “Cosmically speaking, that’s right around the corner,” said discoverer Kevin Stevenson, though that works out to 194 trillion miles.]
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-18/news/os-ucf-planet-discovey-20120718_1_earth-size-planets-red-dwarf-star-nasa-spitzer-space-telescope
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