NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Telescope spots Earth's close cousin

English.news.cn 2015-07-24 09:01:26

The artistic concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet Kepler-452b. Scientists using planet- hunting Kepler space telescope have discovered a new catalog of exoplanet candidates and confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the "habitable zone" around a sun-like star Kepler- 452b, NASA announced during a press conference Thursday. (Xinhua)

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NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Telescope spots Earth's close cousin

English.news.cn | 2015-07-24 09:01:26 | Editor: xuxin

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