Astronomers confirm earth twin (: by Insenus_AmoR 2011/12/06 07:04
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the "habitable zone" around a star not unlike our own.
The planet, Kepler 22-b, lies about600 light-years away and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth, and has a temperature of about 22C.
It is the closest confirmed planet yet to one like ours - an "Earth 2.0".
However, the team does not yet know if Kepler 22-b is made mostly of rock, gas or liquid.
During the conference at which the result was announced, the Kepler team said that it had spotted some 1,094 new candidate planets.
The Kepler space telescope was designed to look at a fixed swathe of the night sky, staring intently at about 150,000 stars. The telescope is sensitive enough to see when a planet passes in front of its host star, dimming the star's light by a minuscule amount.
Kepler identifies these slight changes in starlight as candidate planets, which are then confirmed by further observations by Kepler and other telescopes in orbit and on Earth.
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the "habitable zone" around a star not unlike our own.
The planet, Kepler 22-b, lies about600 light-years away and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth, and has a temperature of about 22C.
It is the closest confirmed planet yet to one like ours - an "Earth 2.0".
However, the team does not yet know if Kepler 22-b is made mostly of rock, gas or liquid.
During the conference at which the result was announced, the Kepler team said that it had spotted some 1,094 new candidate planets.
The Kepler space telescope was designed to look at a fixed swathe of the night sky, staring intently at about 150,000 stars. The telescope is sensitive enough to see when a planet passes in front of its host star, dimming the star's light by a minuscule amount.
Kepler identifies these slight changes in starlight as candidate planets, which are then confirmed by further observations by Kepler and other telescopes in orbit and on Earth.
_rOcK_ 2011/12/06 08:07
bro heaven and earth both are completely different...
In heaven you do not require oxygen for breathing and you also dont require earth like atmosphere..
As per i know heaven will be 10 times larger than this tiny earth..
Quote: InsAnus_AmoR: Hope if 'm not wrong i've read as allah says i've made 7heavens n same among them as earth.. 
but scholar says it means core/layers of earth.. But its still a mystery.. May be 'm not so sure..
but scholar says it means core/layers of earth.. But its still a mystery.. May be 'm not so sure..bro heaven and earth both are completely different...
In heaven you do not require oxygen for breathing and you also dont require earth like atmosphere..
As per i know heaven will be 10 times larger than this tiny earth..
BhAnUSaNdEeP 2011/12/06 08:06
Quote: InsAnus_AmoR: thanks 
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Insenus_AmoR 2011/12/06 07:45
Hope if 'm not wrong i've read as allah says i've made 7heavens n same among them as earth.. but scholar says it means core/layers of earth.. But its still a mystery.. May be 'm not so sure..
Hope if 'm not wrong i've read as allah says i've made 7heavens n same among them as earth..
but scholar says it means core/layers of earth.. But its still a mystery.. May be 'm not so sure..
_rOcK_ 2011/12/06 07:37
lets see what progress they have on this report....
Have listened many such news earlier but there was no progress...
And
if you see in religious way then its not at all mentioned in quran about earth like planet...
And
i dont know about other holy books..may be they have'nt mentioned
lets see what progress they have on this report....
Have listened many such news earlier but there was no progress...
And
if you see in religious way then its not at all mentioned in quran about earth like planet...
And
i dont know about other holy books..may be they have'nt mentioned
Insenus_AmoR 2011/12/06 07:30
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Insenus_AmoR 2011/12/06 07:22
Yes, this is very interesting because previous research only hinted at the existence of near-Earth-size planets in habitable zones and absolute confirmation proved elusive.
'm very excited as this is an actual confirmed planet in the habitable zone. Also interesting is that Kepler-22b host star belongs to the same class as our sun, a G-type star, but is slightly smaller and cooler.
Yes, this is very interesting because previous research only hinted at the existence of near-Earth-size planets in habitable zones and absolute confirmation proved elusive.
'm very excited as this is an actual confirmed planet in the habitable zone. Also interesting is that Kepler-22b host star belongs to the same class as our sun, a G-type star, but is slightly smaller and cooler.
EpIcInCoGnItO 2011/12/06 07:20
This is great news for researchers on astronomical body.
looking forward.
This is great news for researchers on astronomical body.
looking forward.
Insenus_AmoR 2011/12/06 07:05
The planet lies about 15% closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun
The planet lies about 15% closer to its star than the Earth is to the Sun
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