Tuesday 6 December 2011

scientist find earth-like planet

Nasa scientists have found an Earth-like planet, out side our solar system . Infact they have confirmed this. It's circling a star similar to our Sun about 600 light years away. This planet is called Kepler 22-b. The planet is around about double the size of earth, including a temperature of around 22C, this temperature is just right for liquid water - something that's important to
support life.

Experts are still deciding weather this strange planet is made out of rock, liquid or gas.

Telescope are on missions to find planets like ours, the Kepler 22-b was discorved by Nasa's Kepler space telescope.

How did they come up with the name?
So Kepler 22-b got them thinking - it's not the catchiest or most exciting name
for a planet that could actually support alien life, is it?
(comment if you have a new name)

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