Article 1CH7A Could these newly-discovered planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf host life?

Could these newly-discovered planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf host life?

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Three Earth-sized planets are thought to have surface temperatures which would allow liquid water, making them potentially hospitable to life

Three distant worlds that orbit a feeble star in the constellation of Aquarius are the most likely places discovered so far to find life beyond the solar system, astronomers say.

Related: Kepler 438b: Most Earth-like planet ever discovered could be home for alien life

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