Astronomers Prepare to Search for Alien Life at Nearby 'Habitable' Exoplanet

The Wolf 1061 star system is only 14 light-years away and a team of astronomers are doing the groundwork to begin looking for signs of extraterrestrial biology in one of its planet.

Wolf 1061c:Closest potentially habitable exoplanet ever Discovered

The astronomers who found it think the planet is rocky and resides within the habitable zone -- close enough to its host star to host liquid water.