One step closer to interstellar contact?

Gliese 581

Gliese 581 is a red dwarf star in the Constellation Libra, about 20 light years away from Earth. It's about a third the size of our sun, but similarly stable. In 2009 scientists discovered a possible planet in Gliese 581's 'Goldilocks' zone (close enough for warmth, far enough to keep you from frying), GJ581d. It's much bigger than Earth, and well within range of SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) probes.


Astronomers are right now battling over the existence of GJ581d; some think it's merely stellar 'noise' masquerading as a planet. My question is -- How come Hillary Clinton's f-ing e-mails get press priority over THIS?