TimesTen Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 NASA's Kepler mission on Monday confirmed the discovery of a small planet 600 light-years away from Earth in the "habitable zone" of a star not unlike our own sun. About 2.4 times the size of Earth, the newly confirmed planet -- called "Kepler-22b" -- is the smallest yet found to orbit in the middle of the habitable zone, or the region where liquid water could exist on a planet's surface. Source: TechWorldNews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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