tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post5491555013296024375..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: NASA's Kepler telescope spots Earth's close cousin antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-18918866716353588472015-07-24T07:16:55.606+03:002015-07-24T07:16:55.606+03:00NASA discovers earth-like planet orbiting 'cou...NASA discovers earth-like planet orbiting 'cousin' of the Sun...<br /><br />Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found what may be the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as the Earth orbits the Sun, NASA said Thursday.<br /><br />Not only is this planet squarely in the Goldilocks zone -- where life could exist because it is neither too hot nor too cold to support liquid water -- its star looks like an older cousin of our Sun, the US space agency said.<br /><br />That means the planet, which is 1,400 light-years away, could offer a glimpse into the Earth's apocalyptic future, scientists said.<br /><br />Known as Kepler 452b, the planet was detected by the US space agency's Kepler Space Telescope, which has been hunting for other worlds like ours since 2009.<br /><br />"Kepler 452b is orbiting a close cousin of our Sun, but one that is 1.5 billion years older," NASA said in a statement.<br /><br />Its star is four percent more massive than the Sun and 10 percent brighter..............http://www.france24.com/en/20150723-nasa-discovers-earth-like-planet-orbiting-cousin-sunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com