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| NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by timiekay: 7:46am On Jul 24, 2015 |
I don't know the right section to post this. Please Moderators, move it to the right section and to the front page for educational purpose. Thank you. Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as the Earth orbits the Sun, NASA has said. Named Kepler 452b, the planet is about 60 percent larger than Earth. It could have active volcanoes, oceans and sunshine like ours, twice as much gravity and a year that lasts 385 days, scientists said on Thursday. “Today we are announcing the discovery of an exoplanet that, as far we can tell, is a pretty good close cousin to the Earth and our Sun,” said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. “This is about the closest so far, and I really emphasize the ‘so-far,'” he added, describing Kepler 452b as “the closest twin,” or “Earth 2.0.” The planet was detected by the US space agency’s Kepler Space Telescope, which has been hunting for other worlds like ours since 2009. This planet sits squarely in the Goldilocks zone – where life could exist because it is neither too hot nor too cold to support liquid water, the US space agency said. “Today the Earth is a little less lonely,” said Jon Jenkins, Kepler data analysis lead scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Kepler 452b’s star is 1.5 billion years older, four percent more massive and 10 percent brighter than our sun. Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/nasa-finds-earth-2-0/ 1 Like |
| Re: NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by Chiefia(m): 7:50am On Jul 24, 2015 |
"The closest planet to earth so far?" (Earth twin) So could Alien invation happen for real someday? 1 Like |
| Re: NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by Xslaze3xd(m): 8:02am On Jul 24, 2015 |
They can move there but for me na Here my Village dey. |
| Re: NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by rusher14: 8:08am On Jul 24, 2015 |
The happiest day would be the confirmation of other intelligent lifeforms (Aliens) on planets other than ours. Just as it was centuries ago when pioneer travellers sought other worlds and discovered continents with their own civilizations, I expect that some day other intelligence would reveal themselves to us one way or another. Looking forward to that moment. |
| Re: NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by hopeforcharles(m): 8:17am On Jul 24, 2015 |
I love this earth I am in now, but I won't mind checking out the new one for new opportunities, especially colonization, been the president, or their own Bill Gates, or even Dangotes there lol |
| Re: NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by fr3do(m): 8:37am On Jul 24, 2015 |
But the universe is expanding and stars are moving away from each other. |
| Re: NASA Finds ‘earth 2.0 by corperscorner: 10:15am On Jul 24, 2015 |
[size=15pt]When will Arik start flying that route please.... I smell vacation[/size] |
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