Exoplanet: The most recent exoplanet discovered is called Vida Oculta; Spanish for the hidden life. Smaller Earth-sized planet located in the Gertrude Galaxy. It is a telluric planet which has the necessary qualities to support life. Similar to Mars before water evaporated. It is smaller than Earth but remains in the habitable zone. About half of this surface is covered by oceans very similar to Earth's oceans. In the oceans, there are hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. When there is no ocean, it is mostly rocky and mountainous. There are many small caves miles below the surface of the rocks. There are many hot springs similar to the geysers in Yellowstone Park. These springs could harbor life, but scientists don't yet know exactly what life might be there. Galaxy and star: It is located in the habitable zone of its solar system. It orbits the star Estrella. Estrella is a G-class star very similar to the Sun in our Milky Way. Estrella is in its main sequence and is 3.9 billion years old. In the Gertrude Galaxy, there are 3 other planets orbiting the star. Their names are Simba, Planeta and Gus. Gertrude is very similar to the Messier 100 galaxy; a spiral galaxy of the same size. Simba looks a lot like Jupiter, a gas giant. Planeta is a smaller planet, much like Mars. Scientists first thought Planeta was the planet that could support life, but it is too close to Estrella to support life there. Habitable zone: The habitable zone is an imaginary area where a planet could support life. It's far enough from the sun that everything doesn't burn, but not so far that the liquid water freezes. The habitable zone is also sometimes called the Goldilocks zone. The habitable zone is further away than the terrestrial zone. Vida Oculta measures 2.5 AU...... middle of paper...... 2014. .Banner, Josh. “Extremophiles: thermal vents.” . Np, April 7, 2008. Web. May 18, 2014. “Giant Tube Worm – Deep Ocean.” Giant Tube Worm - Deep Ocean. Np, and Web. May 18, 2014. “Microbial life in acidic environments.” Acidic environments. Np, and Web. May 18, 2014. “Echinus Geyser.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, September 5, 2014. Web. May 18, 2014. “Endoliths-Microbes Living in Rocks.” Endoliths. Np, and Web. May 18 2014. .