Life like Earth may only be 10.5 (light) years away.

A nearby solar system bears a striking similarity to our own solar system, raising the possibility it could harbor Earth-like planets.

Epsilon Eridani, located about 10.5 light-years from our sun, is surrounded by two asteroid belts that are shaped by planets, astronomers at SETI Institute and Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced today. 

One Response to “Epsilon Eridani has arrived (only 850 million years old)”

  1. jacob Says:

    i wonder what’s happening in their presidential election.

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