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Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
Two planets that may be able to support some sort of life have been discovered using NASA’s Kepler space telescope.
Called Kepler 62e and 62f, the two planets are beyond our solar system and in the Lyra constellation 1,200 light years away. They are believed to be the right size and the right distance away from their parent star to possibly have water, both of which could make it possible for some sort of life to flourish.
About seven hundred planets have been discovered outside of Earth’s solar system since 1995 – but many are outside the habitable zone, an area that would be too hot or too cold for liquid water, which is considered essential for supporting life.
“Studies of what the habitable zone is are ongoing and I think that what the most exciting thing is is this is no longer an academic theoretical exercise, because we are finding planets that really fit into these models, can really test our new understandings of what is going on. I think it’s very exciting,” said NASA Research Scientist Thomas Barclay.
Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
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Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
Two planets that may be able to support some sort of life have been discovered using NASA’s Kepler space telescope.
Called Kepler 62e and 62f, the two planets are beyond our solar system and in the Lyra constellation 1,200 light years away. They are believed to be the right size and the right distance away from their parent star to possibly have water, both of which could make it possible for some sort of life to flourish.
About seven hundred planets have been discovered outside of Earth’s solar system since 1995 – but many are outside the habitable zone, an area that would be too hot or too cold for liquid water, which is considered essential for supporting life.
“Studies of what the habitable zone is are ongoing and I think that what the most exciting thing is is this is no longer an academic theoretical exercise, because we are finding planets that really fit into these models, can really test our new understandings of what is going on. I think it’s very exciting,” said NASA Research Scientist Thomas Barclay.
Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
Video and full description courtesy of YouTube channel “Euronews” Two Planets That Could Possibly Support Life Discovered
Kepler 62e and Kepler 62f are worlds about fifty percent larger than Earth, but from where we're standing (1200 lightyears away), they appear to be the most nearby planets likely to support life. The planets orbit a red star and are currently believed to be solid and rocky. They're in that Goldilocks zone you may remember from earth science: also known as the habitable zone, it's not too hot (or close to the star) and not too cold (too far from the star).
Kepler 62e and 62f aren't exactly the same as Earth, but they're certainly similar enough to argue for (what we'd recognize as) life on other worlds. The Kepler team has also found a yellow star, Kepler 69, which appears to have a planet that might be more like Earth or like Venus.
If you like things really technical, read the abstract at Science.