Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Scientists have announced the discovery of Kepler-186f - one of the smallest and most Earth-like planet found this far, that rotates in its stars habitable zone and hence might have liquid water and a possibility for life to arise there.
The planet has a slightly bigger circumference - 1.11 times that of the Earth, the mass of the planet isn't precisely known just yet, as it's too far away to get the mass from observing how it influences the star, so it might be quite a lot heavier or lighter. So considering that the planet might consist of mostly ice, it might not really be too much like Earth at all despite it's location and size.
The planet has a slightly bigger circumference - 1.11 times that of the Earth, the mass of the planet isn't precisely known just yet, as it's too far away to get the mass from observing how it influences the star, so it might be quite a lot heavier or lighter. So considering that the planet might consist of mostly ice, it might not really be too much like Earth at all despite it's location and size.
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