NASA Scientists Found Another Earth -Like Planet

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NASA scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting around a nearby star within the habitable zone of our planet i.e Kepler-186f.

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Kepler-186f is about 500 light years away from us and lies in the Cygnus constellation.

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"We know of just one planet where life exists – Earth. When we search for life outside our solar system we focus on finding planets with characteristics that mimic that of Earth", said Elisa Quintana, a research scientist at NASA.

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Finding a habitable zone planet comparable to Earth in size is a major step forward.

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The star nearby Kepler-186f has half the mass and size of Sun and only receives one-third of the energy that we receive from the Sun.

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Kepler-186f orbits its star once every 130 days.

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