Read more Gliese 581 C stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1461/gliese-581-c.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 16:41:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1645/earth-like-planet-could-sustain-life.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=3049&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035342' border='0' />Astronomers have discovered a planet that can sustain liquid water, the prerequisite for life as we understand it. Named Gliese 581 C, the new planet orbits a red dwarf star in what's called the "Goldilocks zone"—not so close that water melts, and not so far that it freezes.This artistic illustration released by the European Southern Observatory on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, shows planets orbiting the red dwarf star, Gliese 581. Astronomers believe that the newly discovered planet Gliese 581 c, left, is potentially habitable.http://www.newser.com/story/1645/earth-like-planet-could-sustain-life.htmlWed, 25 Apr 2007 07:29:32 CDT