An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet in the star Gliese 832's "habitable zone". This planet is within the right range of distances that could allow liquid water to exist on its surface. The planet, known as Gliese 832c, lies just 16 light-years from Earth. 

Gliese 832c is a "super-Earth" at least five times as massive as our planet, and it zips around its host star every 36 days. But that host star is a red dwarf that's much dimmer and cooler than our sun, so Gliese 832c receives about as much stellar energy as Earth does, despite orbiting much closer to its parent, researchers said.