NASA/Kepler Discovery: "Earth 2.0" May Have Been Found.

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Just announced.

Rocky and circling right where the Earth does in the habitable zone of a Sol sized star. And it's been in it's habitable zone for 6 billion years - much longer than the earth. It's named Kepler 452b.

Nasa "The closest twin/Earth 2.0 so far".

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Eric Mc said:

Any links?

http://www.nasa.gov/news/media/newsaudio/index.htm...

Going on NOW.

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The most likely to support life so far.

The planet sits a little further back in its Goldilocks zone than Earth does so the increased brightest is likely offset by this.

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They said it's roughly in the same place that the Earth is but set back a little - so more entrenched centrally in its habitable zone.

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Update on yesterdays news.

http://io9.com/updated-kepler-catalog-includes-521...

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Yep, it's stunning and reinforces something that I heard in that broadcast yesterday, that they now think Earth-type rocky planets in and around the habitable zones of planets are THE NORM and will far outnumber other types of planets (ie Gas)

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I agree - I would like to hear more on how they came to that conclusion myself. However, it's great news.