Kepler 22b, a new Earth?

[redpaintednavi]

NASA has confirmed the existence of a possible Earth-like planet 600 light years away. It is twice the size of the Earth and located in its suns habitable zone.

NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star

NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed its first planet in the "habitable zone," the region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface.
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While the planet is larger than Earth, its orbit of 290 days around a sun-like star resembles that of our world. The planet's host star belongs to the same class as our sun, called G-type, although it is slightly smaller and cooler.

NASA - NASA's Kepler Mission Confirms Its First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-like Star


This artist's conception illustrates Kepler-22b, a planet known to comfortably circle in the habitable zone of a sun-like star

[redpaintednavi]

Kepler-22b planet just like Earth discovered - YouTube

[apache_blanca]

yeah, I saw it on the news - nice! 600 light years, eh? a bit farther away than Pandora...

[Clarke]

It should be pointed out that both Mars and Venus are within the Sun's habitable zone. It doesn't automatically mean life, unfortunately.

And 600ly is a bit of a long trek.

[Moco Loco]

This was the first article on it I saw. Obviously, it was extremely misleading

[mikkowilson]

Originally Posted by Clarke

And 600ly is a bit of a long trek.

Not at warp 9.


- Mikko

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by mikkowilson

Not at warp 9.


- Mikko

4 months is still quite substantial.

[mikkowilson]

Fine. Warp 9.9

That's like a day. If the ship can take it, captain.

- Mikko

[Advent]

Hmm.. I'd still prefer to stay here. But that's just me.