Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

Source - NASA Science News for April 17, 2014

Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/17apr_firstearth/

Kepler Discovers Earth-Sized Exoplanets

Source - NASA Science News for Dec. 20, 2011

NASA's Kepler spacecraft has found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a distant sun-like star. These alien worlds are intermingled in their star system with other much larger planets, an arrangement which challenges orthodox ideas of how planets are formed.

FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/20dec_earthsized/