Earth Like Planets

Are We Alone?

George Smoot III | Posted 03.05.2012

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George Smoot III

We are in the midst of one of the most interesting and challenging science research programs that humans have ever pursued. It is good to keep this in mind when the everyday crises of human affairs seem so overwhelming.

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Slouching To The Right Of The Drake Equation

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 02.05.2012

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Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

The last few years have been heady for planet hunters. First the hot Jupiters; then the will-o'-the-wisp Glieslings and their cousins; and the results from the Kepler mission, one of which is Kepler-22b.

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Scientists Discover Planet With Earth-Like Characteristics

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 12.06.2011

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NASA announced Monday the discovery of Kepler-22b, the first planet the Kepler spacecraft has discovered in the habitable zone, an area with a distanc...

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Astronomers Discover 'Most Earth-Like' Planet Yet

Posted 07.19.2011

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Once Again With Feeling: The Planets of Gliese 581

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

Gliese 581 may be small as stars go, but it looms huge in the vision field of planetfinders.

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Dozens Of "Earth-like" Planets Discovered Outside Solar System

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — European astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many p...

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NASA: Finding a Second Earth Could Happen Anytime Now

www.dailygalaxy.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Astronomers may be on the brink of discovering a second Earth-like planet, a find that would add fresh impetus to the search for extraterrestrial life...

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Astronomers: Discovery Of Earth-Like Planets Inevitable

space.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Planet hunters say it's just a matter of time before they lasso Earth's twin, which almost surely is hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Mom...

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