Tag: "planets"

Kepler discovers 26 more alien worlds

Kepler discovers 26 more alien worlds

NASA announced yesterday the discovery of 11 planetary systems and 26 alien planets.

Expanding the search for extraterrestrial life

Expanding the search for extraterrestrial life

A team of scientists recently proposed a wider set of criteria for planets that could support life.

Kepler's field of view

Our galaxy may contain 100 million Earth-like planets

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. [...]

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