The planet is 110 light years away.
Scientists in the US have discovered a distant planet twice as big as earth which has all the conditions required to support life.
The planet was first spotted by scientists at NASA in 2015 and has been christened a ''super-earth''.
It's 110 light years away and is the only planet outside our solar system known to -- potentially be inhabitable.
Member of the Midlands Astronomy Club, Seanie Morris, explains why this discovery is special:
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