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NASA - 41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View
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RE: NASA - 41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View
August 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm
(August 23, 2012 at 5:42 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Hmm, I swear I heard a certain planet that has a similar mass to earth and is within the habitable zone. Might not be 22b but another. I'll look into it some more.

Other than the composition of 22b, there's another issue - we only know that the semi-major axis of it's orbit is in the habitable zone. If it's orbit has significant eccentricity, that's going to be an issue as well.

(August 23, 2012 at 5:42 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Anyway, I think it's only a matter of time before we get a confirmed earth like planet, and hopefully with life on it.

Yep, hopefully within the next few years for the former.
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RE: NASA - 41 New Transiting Planets in Kepler Field of View - by Jackalope - August 23, 2012 at 6:00 pm

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