Thursday, March 29, 2012

How to Explore Earth-like Planets Light Years Away

Source - NASA Science News for March 29, 2012

With NASA's Kepler spacecraft discovering alien worlds at a record pace, it seems to be just a matter of time before an Earth-sized planet is found in the "Goldilocks zone"--that is, in an orbit sized just right for liquid water and life. In today's story from Science@NASA, researchers discuss how they'll explore a cousin of Earth so many light years away.

The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/29mar_goldilocks/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diz4Q3ALi5k


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