Kepler-452b: we are not alone

Legend · Jul 23, 2015, 04:17 PM

Legend · Jul 23, 2015, 04:17 PM

Cute Pikachu · Jul 23, 2015, 04:21 PM

Oh hell yes!

Legend · Jul 23, 2015, 04:22 PM

Stream just died

Twelve Small Habitable Zone Kepler Planets

Legend · Jul 23, 2015, 04:24 PM

QuoteToday Kepler-452b is receiving 10 percent more energy from its parent star than the Earth is from the Sun. If Kepler-452b had the same mass as Earth it would be on the verge of experiencing the runaway greenhouse effect and the loss of its water inventory. However, since it is 60 percent bigger than Earth, it is likely to be approximately five Earth masses, which provides additional protection from the runaway greenhouse effect for another 500 million years. Kepler-452b has spent six billion years in the habitable zone of its star; longer than Earth.

Sweet!

1,400 light years away sucks though.

Legend · Jul 23, 2015, 04:29 PM

QuoteIt's the smallest exoplanet discovered to date discovered orbiting in the habitable zone of a G2-class star, just like the Earth and the Sun.
Kepler-452b is 60 percent larger in diameter than Earth and is considered a super-Earth-size planet.
It's likely rocky.
While Kepler-452b is larger than Earth, its 385-day orbit is only 5 percent longer.
The planet is 5 percent farther from its parent star Kepler-452 than Earth is from the Sun.
Kepler-452 is 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun, has the same temperature, and is 20 percent brighter and has a diameter 10 percent larger.
The Kepler-452 system is located 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Rain · Jul 23, 2015, 04:30 PM

It's so far away $:-\$

At least we might have an escape route...someday

Mmm_fish_tacos · Jul 23, 2015, 04:32 PM

That's awesome.

Cute Pikachu · Jul 23, 2015, 04:34 PM

I want to go there.

Dr. Pezus · Jul 23, 2015, 04:37 PM

Cute Pikachu · Jul 23, 2015, 04:41 PM

Quote from: Dr. Pezus on Jul 23, 2015, 04:37 PM

perfect!

DD_Bwest · Jul 23, 2015, 05:16 PM

thats pretty sweet, now if only we had a way to get there lol

the-pi-guy · Jul 23, 2015, 05:21 PM

Quote from: DD_Bwest on Jul 23, 2015, 05:16 PMthats pretty sweet, now if only we had a way to get there lol

There's always imagination land.
Future land will catch up soon.

Shinobi-san · Jul 23, 2015, 09:24 PM

Good call Legend

Also the most exciting news in science in a while !

BananaKing · Jul 23, 2015, 11:37 PM

Quote from: Raven on Jul 23, 2015, 01:27 PMWouldn't it be pretty wild if NASA believes they found a planet that is showing signs of intelligent life that is around the same level of technology as our own? Give or take.

definitely, that way USA can go over and give them some freedom.