Tag : Kepler 452b
More than one billion Earth-like planets in our Milky Way alone title : Billions of Earth-Like Planets in Our Milky Way Galaxy Alone Capable Of Sustaining Life
summary : NASA astrophysicist Natalie Batalha claimed there billions of Earth-like planets in our Milky Way Galaxy alone capable of sustaining life. These planets, Batalha said, are also orbiting around a yellow star like our sun in the orbital "habitable zone" that allows for water to be on the planets' surface.
date : Jul 30, 2015 10:20 AM EDT
Earth's Closest Twin Sun-Planet System, Kepler-452b title : NASA Discovers 'Closet Twin' Earth 2.0 Kepler-452b That Orbits Sun-like Star
summary : Officials at NASA announced on Wednesday that a new planet similar to the composition of Earth has been discovered in outer space. The planet, Kepler 452b, is 60 percent bigger than Earth.
date : Jul 23, 2015 09:12 PM EDT