Alien Life: A Distinct Possibility

It's time to tune into "2013: A Space Odyssey". In the astronomers' community, a pair of failed stars - known as brown dwarfs - may be hiding an alien world which, if confirmed, would be one of the closest ever to our sun. Astronomers have spotted signs of a possible exoplanet - named Luhman 16AB - in a nearby brown dwarf system at 6.6 light years from earth. (One light year is equal to about 9.5 trillion km). So far, only eight exoplanets have been ...