re: Less Massive Exoplanet Detected in Gliese 581
[The small planet, called Gliese 581 e, has an estimated mass equal to 1.9 Earths and orbits its sun every 3.15 days, the team reported at an astronomical meeting at the University of Hertfordshire in Britain. Because it is so close to Gliese 581, it is blisteringly hot and any gases or liquids that it might have carried have long since dissipated, leaving only uninhabitable rock.]
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That's not even reporting it's orbit. Is it somewhat circular of highly elliptical? I'm just afraid that it may have been Earth-like. Emphasis on 'may have been' or may not have had a chance at all.