Scientists expect to find alien Earths circling red dwarfs in our 'backyard'

Scientists expect to find alien Earths circling red dwarfs in our 'backyard' - Cosmic Log: "An analysis of data from NASA's Kepler planet-hunting mission suggests that about 6 percent of all red dwarf stars should have habitable, Earth-sized planets — and because red dwarfs are the most common stars in our galaxy, the nearest Earthlike planet could be as close as 13 light-years."