scientific have made some major discoveries in the searched for other earth - like systems . british astronomy mean they have discovered the tiny recognized earth - like exoplanet orbiting a living star titled gliese 581 e and has discovered that a nearby planet called orbits 581 d , discovered in 2007 , is in the much sought after ' planets position ' . astronomers now believe there is a possibility that 581 d may have liquid lakes on its surface , believing the site " extraordinary . " " the holy grail of early exoplanet detection is the detection of a rocky , moon - like earth in the ' radius region ' , " said astrophysicist at switzerland ' s geneva university , michel de . astronomers say 581 e is 20 . 5 light years away from home and that it ' s thus 1 . 9 thirds broader than us , leaving it the biggest pulsars discoveries to up . it was discovered by the high accuracy inherent velocity orbit jackhammer ( cymbals ) .
Michel Mayor is the discoverer of the High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher.