First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone'

[DigitalBuddha]

NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet. The discovery of Kepler-186f confirms that planets the size of Earth exist in the habitable zone of stars other than our sun.

While planets have previously been found in the habitable zone, they are all at least 40 percent larger in size than Earth and understanding their makeup is challenging. Kepler-186f is more reminiscent of Earth.

Wanna take a ride? - http://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/nasas-kepler-discovers-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone-of-another-star/index.html#.U1H48VdYq_i

[BikerDude]

Prolly has it's share of paraquat and nihilists.

[DigitalBuddha]

Prolly has it's share of paraquat and nihilists.

I was thinking that maybe we could spread the good word of Dudeism there.

[meekon5]

I like this earth size and in the goldilocks zone.

Still no guarantee there's life on it.

I'm holding out for life under the ice on Europa.

[DigitalBuddha]

I like this earth size and in the goldilocks zone.

Still no guarantee there's life on it.

I'm holding out for life under the ice on Europa.

[BikerDude]

It's 500 light years from earth.
I would take a signal from here 500 years to get there and visa versa.
That means that if Columbus radio'ed them from the Santa Maria it would have reached them at the turn of this century.
Food for thought.