Earth-size planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B

Not in the habitable zone, however . . .

Here are the announcements, in increasing order of "technicality":


(1) Popular-level from 'Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/10/16/alpha-centauri-has-a-planet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BadAstronomyBlog+%28Bad+Astronomy%29

or

http://snipurl.com/25bmv59



(2) The ESO announcement:

http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1241/



(3) Copy of the article to appear in today's issue of NATURE for 
those who want all of the technical details:

http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1241/eso1241a.pdf