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Kepler-22b - Earth-like Planet

Kepler-22b - Earth-like Planet

Astronomers on Monday reported the discovery of an Earth-like planet outside the solar system whose size and distance from its own star put it in the "habitable" zone and make for a surface temperature perhaps averaging a balmy 72 degrees. Ref. Source 5

Planet Earth-like Kepler-b

Totally cool but it will be so good if we could be in an age where you could jump into a ship and probably take a weeks trip and check it out for real to see if Kepler-22b is really like the earth. I think a name change will be necessary if it is.

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NASA scientists today announced the discovery of two Earth-sized planets.

The planets were discovered by the Kepler space telescope team.

The two planets are believed to be too close to their sun and thus too hot to be habitable with temperatures ranging from 800 to 1,400 degrees.

Scientists speculate that one of the planets called Kepler 20F might have had liquid water at one time in its history and

could have been habitable.

The Kepler science team says this is the first time humanity has been able to detect planets of Earth size in the universe. Ref. CNN

Planet Earth-like Kepler-b

Scientists Discover First Ever Earth-Sized and Smaller Planets (ContributorNetwork)


ContributorNetwork - Researchers, scientists, and astronomers -- both amateur and professional -- have added hundreds of planets to the rolls of confirmed worlds orbiting other stars in the past few years, and the number is accelerating due to interest and thousands of sighted possible planets revealed by the various telescopes scanning the heavens.
Source: Yahoo! News: Space/Astronomy

Planet Earth-like Kepler-b

Kepler's cool find: Another Earth-size planet

New planet sits in the 'habitable zone,' not too hot or too cold for liquid water Ref. Source 9