Moreover, its radius should be only 1.5 times the Earths radius, and models predict that the planet should be either rocky like our Earth or covered with oceans, he said.
AWESOME .... probably about 2 - 2.5G on the surface but if it's got liquid water it's got life.
What's ironic as hell is that red dwarfs are the most common star out there. We could be the exception (having a main sequence star primary) rather than the rule.
Of course it's probably tidally locked which will limit the habitable portions of the planet as well.
Weather patterns should be interesting as well.