★ Smallest Earthlike Planet was discovered by NASA Outside Solar System.
★ The planet was named "Kepler-10b" and is the first confirmed terrestrial planet.
★ Kepler-10b has a mass between 3.3 and 5.7 Earth masses and a radius of 1.4 Earth radii.
★ However, it lies extremely close to its star, Kepler-10, and as a result is too hot to support life.