Nasa’s Kepler Mission has confirmed the first planet in the “habitable zone” of a Sun-like star. Kepler-22b is just one of 54 planets reported by the Kepler Mission as of last February. A habitable zone planet is a planet that exists within similar orbital conditions as Earth in our own solar system. Kepler-22b is 600 light years from Earth, is 2.4 times the radius of our planet, and has a 290 day orbit around a G-type star, which is the same class of star as our own sun. While the predominant composition of the planet has not been confirmed as liquid, rock, or gaseous this is a massive step in finding a new habitable planet in the galaxy.
“This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth’s twin,” said Douglas Hudgins, Kepler program scientist at Nasa Headquarters in Washington. “Kepler’s results continue to demonstrate the importance of Nasa’s science missions,...
“This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth’s twin,” said Douglas Hudgins, Kepler program scientist at Nasa Headquarters in Washington. “Kepler’s results continue to demonstrate the importance of Nasa’s science missions,...
- 12/6/2011
- by Brandon Johnston
- ScifiMafia
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