Gliese d might be an ocean-world and Gliese e, while probably not able to support life as we know it, is the smallest planet outside out solar system ever detected.

( And for the link-phobic )

The only thing that depresses me slightly is that it's unlikely that I'll ever see humans going there in my lifetime. Or, let's face it, that any humans will actually get there before the entire human race self-destructs.

Right. I'm packing my bags. Continue polluting the bejesus out of this planet!

This is actually quite amazing. No, we probably won't ever have the means to get there and visit it before the human race blows itself up, but it's still fascinating.

Makes me wish I'd done astronomy.