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down news stories that might be on your
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down ten crucial facts you should know
about the recently discovered earth 2.0
number 10
what is kepler 452b a 2015 headline
discovery made by nasa
kepler 452b is an exoplanet which is any
planet that orbits the star other than
our solar system Central Point the Sun
kepler 452b is a headline maker however
because of the remarkable similarities
it shares with the earth the planet has
gotten scientists so fascinated it’s
quickly been branded with an alternative
more memorable moniker earth 2.0 as well
as affectionately becoming known as
Earth’s older cousin kepler 452b has
many positional qualities that make it
potentially habitable and it’s discovery
has therefore given significant fuel to
the argument the humankind is not alone
in the universe number nine
how is kepler 452b discovered kepler
452b is but one part of a massive NASA
mission taking in multiple planetary
systems searching for other worlds
launched on March 7 2009 the Kepler
space observatory is essentially a
telescope propelled into space in order
to survey parts of our region of the
Milky Way in just over six years the
Kepler mission has compiled a catalogue
of extrasolar or exoplanets a document
that will serve as the foundation for
further exploration
an exoplanet is one that orbits a star
that is not a brown dwarf a stellar
remnant or our Sun as of July 2015 there
are four thousand six hundred ninety six
exoplanet possibilities including 452b
with 521 of those having been recorded
since January 2015 the last time a
Kepler catalog was released the mission
is especially aimed at identifying those
exoplanets that are habitable although
it doesn’t aim to prove that other
worlds are actually inhabited number
eight
how does kepler 452b compared to earth
upon announcing NASA’s latest leap
forward in space exploration former
astronaut and lead scientist John M
grunts feel describe kepler 452b as a
pretty close cousin of the earth before
saying it’s the closest so far
atmospherically it’s too soon to
establish exactly how similar the planet
is to our own but in terms of its
relative position it’s about the most
earth-like entity ever discovered 452b
is around 60% larger than our planet
with the diameter measuring
approximately 12,000 miles and a likely
mass of up to five times greater however
and crucially the planet orbits around
its own star at roughly the same rate as
the earth travels around the Sun kepler
452b takes 385 days to complete a full
circuit making a year they’re only
twenty days longer than a year here the
newfound planet exists within what’s
known as a Goldilocks zone in which it’s
possible that liquid water and
subsequently life as we know it can
exist on its surface
however 452b central star is around 1.5
billion years older than our Sun which
equally enable scientists to glimpse
into our own future and ensures that
both worlds remain similar but not
identical number seven could humans live
on kepler 452b although kepler 452b
is entirely unreachable for the modern
day human scientists have already began
to speculate on whether humankind could
survive on the planet in the future
Kepler research scientist Jeff Coghlan
summarized the latest developments as
humankind’s first step towards living
elsewhere in space which he describes as
a long-term goal but a very exciting one
kepler 452b is estimated to have twice
the gravitational pull of the earth
meaning that we’d all way W do now
additionally its age and position hints
that plant life could grow meaning
photosynthesis could be possible to
produce the air that we breathe however
no one is conclusively certain on the
atmospheric qualities of the new planet
meaning is difficult to determine
whether Humanity in its current form
could thrive but NASA data analyst John
Jenkins believes that we would at least
adapt saying humans are built to do this
kind of
number six is kepler-452b close to earth
the short answer to our next question is
no kepler-452b is 14,000 light-years
away from Earth and with a single
Lightyear measuring it close to six
trillion miles that’s a long long way it
would take an astronaut traveling in the
world’s current fastest form of
spacecraft about 26 million years to
reach the planet however as future
technologists have their eye firmly
locked on the prospect of interstellar
travel the hope is that such
astronomical distance could become
manageable two to four generations from
now scientists are currently researching
alternative methods of propulsion and
speed namely nuclear and beam powered in
order to reach other stars and planetary
systems travel to kepler 452b is
impossible now but as Jeff Coughlin says
it gives humankind something to shoot
for
number five when did space exploration
begin space itself might have fascinated
thinkers and theorists for centuries but
actual space exploration is not yet a
hundred years old the first significant
steps were taken during World War two as
Germany developed and tested the v2
rocket which became the first man-made
object ever to enter outside the Earth’s
atmosphere and into space from there
Russia became the first nation to
successfully instigate a spaceflight
with Sputnik one in 1957 and Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first
human in orbit on April 12 1961 after
that the United States made history by
becoming the first nation to land a
manned mission on another celestial body
in 1969 with 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing
then significant attention turned to the
solar system’s other planets in the 70s
with surface missions achieved on both
Mars and Venus including extensive data
collection stage by Viking one on Mars
between 1975 and 1982 in recent years
however and with recently developed
technology scientists can look even
further afield making exoplanetary
discoveries of plenty
number four have there been other recent
planetary discoveries as is indicated by
its specific classification 452b is by
no means the only kepler planet to have
been discovered the mission was launched
in 2009 and so far the space traveling
telescope has thrown up close to 5,000
exoplanet candidates but has also
confirmed several exoplanets as well
Kepler 22b was the first positive
potentially habitable finding of the
mission made in 2011 Kepler 438 B is
probably the second most significant
behind 452b
438 B was announced on January 6 2015
and was dubbed the most earth-like
exoplanet discovered until that point
another example existing within the
habitable zone 438 B is situated around
470 light-years away from the earth but
takes just 35.2 days to orbit its star
which is smaller and cooler than our Sun
number 3 have there been other recent
planetary discoveries part 2 within the
current age of space exploration the
discovery of an earth 2.0 remarkably
does not dominate the headlines entirely
on July 14 2015
NASA’s interplanetary space probe the
new Horizons spacecraft became the first
to fly by the debateable dwarf planet
Pluto classification of Pluto as a dwarf
or regular planet has long been a topic
for discussion particularly since its
reclassification in 2006 however until
recently it remained a major solar
system entity about which very little
was known that changed in mid-july as
images were sent back to earth nine and
a half years after New Horizons was
originally launched from Cape Canaveral
Florida on January 19 2006 the closest
approach of the spacecraft to Pluto was
achieved on July 14th when it came
within 7750 miles of the surface the
high-resolution images surprised
scientists as instead of the expected
craters they displayed huge mountains
something that could only be created
with water ice much like we have on
earth the discovery of potential water
on another planet is especially
significant as it’s a foundation block
of life number 2 are there future plans
to find other planets the search for
further understanding of our solar
system and beyond is set to continue
over the coming years 2017 outlined as
important time NASA has two major launch
is scheduled for that year as an
unmanned test flight of the Mars bound
Space Launch System is lined up plus
another mission already being dubbed as
Kepler 2.0 known as the transiting
exoplanet survey satellite or tests
which is set to be funded by two hundred
million dollar grant it will look to
build on the Kepler findings but on a
grander scale the hope is that the
mission will be able to cover over 400
times as much sky as anything previously
meaning that many more exoplanets are
expected to be found number one are we
alone in space
it’s a question that is fueled
scientific thought for centuries but
it’s also a question that humankind has
made great strides towards answering
with in recent decades in truth kepler
452b might not be the only confirmed
exoplanet unearthed by this current
mission let alone any endeavor scheduled
for the near future naturally the next
step after acquiring knowledge of other
worlds is to try to ascertain whether
other life-forms inhabit them especially
with regards to those planets more
similar to our own in which the chances
of life appear higher the search
continues but the direction in which
we’re headed seems clearer and the
answers seem closer by the day did these
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this world
welcome to watchmojo.com where we break
down news stories that might be on your
radar in this installment we’re counting
down ten crucial facts you should know
about the recently discovered earth 2.0
number 10
what is kepler 452b a 2015 headline
discovery made by nasa
kepler 452b is an exoplanet which is any
planet that orbits the star other than
our solar system Central Point the Sun
kepler 452b is a headline maker however
because of the remarkable similarities
it shares with the earth the planet has
gotten scientists so fascinated it’s
quickly been branded with an alternative
more memorable moniker earth 2.0 as well
as affectionately becoming known as
Earth’s older cousin kepler 452b has
many positional qualities that make it
potentially habitable and it’s discovery
has therefore given significant fuel to
the argument the humankind is not alone
in the universe number nine
how is kepler 452b discovered kepler
452b is but one part of a massive NASA
mission taking in multiple planetary
systems searching for other worlds
launched on March 7 2009 the Kepler
space observatory is essentially a
telescope propelled into space in order
to survey parts of our region of the
Milky Way in just over six years the
Kepler mission has compiled a catalogue
of extrasolar or exoplanets a document
that will serve as the foundation for
further exploration
an exoplanet is one that orbits a star
that is not a brown dwarf a stellar
remnant or our Sun as of July 2015 there
are four thousand six hundred ninety six
exoplanet possibilities including 452b
with 521 of those having been recorded
since January 2015 the last time a
Kepler catalog was released the mission
is especially aimed at identifying those
exoplanets that are habitable although
it doesn’t aim to prove that other
worlds are actually inhabited number
eight
how does kepler 452b compared to earth
upon announcing NASA’s latest leap
forward in space exploration former
astronaut and lead scientist John M
grunts feel describe kepler 452b as a
pretty close cousin of the earth before
saying it’s the closest so far
atmospherically it’s too soon to
establish exactly how similar the planet
is to our own but in terms of its
relative position it’s about the most
earth-like entity ever discovered 452b
is around 60% larger than our planet
with the diameter measuring
approximately 12,000 miles and a likely
mass of up to five times greater however
and crucially the planet orbits around
its own star at roughly the same rate as
the earth travels around the Sun kepler
452b takes 385 days to complete a full
circuit making a year they’re only
twenty days longer than a year here the
newfound planet exists within what’s
known as a Goldilocks zone in which it’s
possible that liquid water and
subsequently life as we know it can
exist on its surface
however 452b central star is around 1.5
billion years older than our Sun which
equally enable scientists to glimpse
into our own future and ensures that
both worlds remain similar but not
identical number seven could humans live
on kepler 452b although kepler 452b
is entirely unreachable for the modern
day human scientists have already began
to speculate on whether humankind could
survive on the planet in the future
Kepler research scientist Jeff Coghlan
summarized the latest developments as
humankind’s first step towards living
elsewhere in space which he describes as
a long-term goal but a very exciting one
kepler 452b is estimated to have twice
the gravitational pull of the earth
meaning that we’d all way W do now
additionally its age and position hints
that plant life could grow meaning
photosynthesis could be possible to
produce the air that we breathe however
no one is conclusively certain on the
atmospheric qualities of the new planet
meaning is difficult to determine
whether Humanity in its current form
could thrive but NASA data analyst John
Jenkins believes that we would at least
adapt saying humans are built to do this
kind of
number six is kepler-452b close to earth
the short answer to our next question is
no kepler-452b is 14,000 light-years
away from Earth and with a single
Lightyear measuring it close to six
trillion miles that’s a long long way it
would take an astronaut traveling in the
world’s current fastest form of
spacecraft about 26 million years to
reach the planet however as future
technologists have their eye firmly
locked on the prospect of interstellar
travel the hope is that such
astronomical distance could become
manageable two to four generations from
now scientists are currently researching
alternative methods of propulsion and
speed namely nuclear and beam powered in
order to reach other stars and planetary
systems travel to kepler 452b is
impossible now but as Jeff Coughlin says
it gives humankind something to shoot
for
number five when did space exploration
begin space itself might have fascinated
thinkers and theorists for centuries but
actual space exploration is not yet a
hundred years old the first significant
steps were taken during World War two as
Germany developed and tested the v2
rocket which became the first man-made
object ever to enter outside the Earth’s
atmosphere and into space from there
Russia became the first nation to
successfully instigate a spaceflight
with Sputnik one in 1957 and Russian
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first
human in orbit on April 12 1961 after
that the United States made history by
becoming the first nation to land a
manned mission on another celestial body
in 1969 with 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing
then significant attention turned to the
solar system’s other planets in the 70s
with surface missions achieved on both
Mars and Venus including extensive data
collection stage by Viking one on Mars
between 1975 and 1982 in recent years
however and with recently developed
technology scientists can look even
further afield making exoplanetary
discoveries of plenty
number four have there been other recent
planetary discoveries as is indicated by
its specific classification 452b is by
no means the only kepler planet to have
been discovered the mission was launched
in 2009 and so far the space traveling
telescope has thrown up close to 5,000
exoplanet candidates but has also
confirmed several exoplanets as well
Kepler 22b was the first positive
potentially habitable finding of the
mission made in 2011 Kepler 438 B is
probably the second most significant
behind 452b
438 B was announced on January 6 2015
and was dubbed the most earth-like
exoplanet discovered until that point
another example existing within the
habitable zone 438 B is situated around
470 light-years away from the earth but
takes just 35.2 days to orbit its star
which is smaller and cooler than our Sun
number 3 have there been other recent
planetary discoveries part 2 within the
current age of space exploration the
discovery of an earth 2.0 remarkably
does not dominate the headlines entirely
on July 14 2015
NASA’s interplanetary space probe the
new Horizons spacecraft became the first
to fly by the debateable dwarf planet
Pluto classification of Pluto as a dwarf
or regular planet has long been a topic
for discussion particularly since its
reclassification in 2006 however until
recently it remained a major solar
system entity about which very little
was known that changed in mid-july as
images were sent back to earth nine and
a half years after New Horizons was
originally launched from Cape Canaveral
Florida on January 19 2006 the closest
approach of the spacecraft to Pluto was
achieved on July 14th when it came
within 7750 miles of the surface the
high-resolution images surprised
scientists as instead of the expected
craters they displayed huge mountains
something that could only be created
with water ice much like we have on
earth the discovery of potential water
on another planet is especially
significant as it’s a foundation block
of life number 2 are there future plans
to find other planets the search for
further understanding of our solar
system and beyond is set to continue
over the coming years 2017 outlined as
important time NASA has two major launch
is scheduled for that year as an
unmanned test flight of the Mars bound
Space Launch System is lined up plus
another mission already being dubbed as
Kepler 2.0 known as the transiting
exoplanet survey satellite or tests
which is set to be funded by two hundred
million dollar grant it will look to
build on the Kepler findings but on a
grander scale the hope is that the
mission will be able to cover over 400
times as much sky as anything previously
meaning that many more exoplanets are
expected to be found number one are we
alone in space
it’s a question that is fueled
scientific thought for centuries but
it’s also a question that humankind has
made great strides towards answering
with in recent decades in truth kepler
452b might not be the only confirmed
exoplanet unearthed by this current
mission let alone any endeavor scheduled
for the near future naturally the next
step after acquiring knowledge of other
worlds is to try to ascertain whether
other life-forms inhabit them especially
with regards to those planets more
similar to our own in which the chances
of life appear higher the search
continues but the direction in which
we’re headed seems clearer and the
answers seem closer by the day did these
facts amaze you to vote for which news
stories cover next
head over to watchmojo.com slash suggest
and be sure to hit that subscribe button
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