We are not alone? NASA’s Kepler telescope finds first planet similar to Earth

NASA scientists have found the first planet outside of the solar system that could be similar to Earth and capable of sustaining life. Unlike other similarly sized planets, the newly-discovered one lies in a “habitable zone” near a sun-like star.

While looking for possibly hospitable planets outside the solar system, the Kepler telescope has recently found a planet some 1,400 light years away, NASA said in a press release on Thursday.

We are not alone? NASA’s Kepler telescope finds first planet similar to Earth

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We are not alone? NASA’s Kepler telescope finds first planet similar to Earth