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Kepler Will Find Goldilocks Planet Within The Next Two Years
Friday, March 30, 2012 17:07
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The variety of planets circling distant suns is as wonderful as it is surprising.
As the numbers mount, it seems to be just a matter of time before Kepler finds what astronomers are really looking for: an Earth-like planet orbiting its star in the "Goldilocks zone"—that is, at just the right distance for liquid water and life.
"I believe Kepler will find a 'Goldilocks planet' within the next two years," says Shawn Domagal-Goldman, a researcher at NASA HQ who specializes in exoplanet biology.
"We'll be able to point at a specific star in the night sky and say 'There it is—a planet that could support life!'" Rest of article will all images here:
