Solar Empire

While I’m posting stuff (I really do need to be more consistent. Was it Mark Twain that said the hardest thing in the world was actually keeping a journal?)

The European Southern Observatory has found an earth-massed planet orbiting Alpha Centauri (Earth Massed, but it is far too close to be within the habitable band).

http://www.space.com/18089-earth-size-alien-planet-alpha-centauri.html

Planets orbiting further out are possible, and the search is still ongoing.