Scientists Spot A Planet That Looks Like ‘Earth’s Cousin’
An artists rendering of Kepler-186f, the first validated Earth-size planet to orbit in the habitable zone of a distant star. T. Pyle/NASA/SETI Institute/JPL-Caltech
Scientists who have been hunting for another Earth beyond our solar system have come across a planet thats remarkably similar to our world.
Its almost the same size as Earth, and it orbits in its stars Goldilocks zone where temperatures are not too hot, not too cold, and maybe just right for life.
But a lot about this planet is going to remain a mystery, because its 500 light-years away.
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