Kepler discovers 26 more alien worlds
NASA announced yesterday the discovery of 11 planetary systems and 26 alien planets.
NASA announced yesterday the discovery of 11 planetary systems and 26 alien planets.
A team of scientists recently proposed a wider set of criteria for planets that could support life.
Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov recently announced that the Kepler telescope-carrying satellite has detected 150 Earth-sized planets in the Milky Way galaxy. Additionally, Sasselov stated that our galaxy may contain 100 million Earth-like planets, meaning that there could be 100 million chances that other life – even other intelligent life – could exist within our own galaxy. [...]