Another planet found which could sustain life
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Topic: Another planet found which could sustain life
Posted By: Baal Melqart
Subject: Another planet found which could sustain life
Date Posted: 06-Dec-2011 at 11:25
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
The planet, shown here in an artist's conception, Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the "habitable zone" around a star not unlike our own. The planet, Kepler 22-b, lies about 600 light-years away and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth, and has a temperature of about 22C. It is the closest confirmed planet yet to one like ours - an "Earth 2.0". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655 ------------- Timidi mater non flet |