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“Kepler has now discovered over 2,000 new worlds around other stars, most of them smaller than twice the size of Earth, and many probably having water,” said Geoff Marcy, professor of astronomy, University of California, Berkeley.
“This flood of nearly Earth-size planets offers the first opportunity for us humans to hunt for other intelligent species that may have evolved on them.”
Kepler-Mission Findings Inspire Search for Alien Technologies - Image:Earth-like planet