Finding Earth 2.0: Kepler Discovers Earth Like Planet

NASAs Kepler mission has made an astounding discovery: an Earth-like planet in orbit around a star similar to our own. Referred to as Earths older, bigger cousin, Kepler 452b is the closest.

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NASA said its Kepler spacecraft has spotted Earths bigger, older cousin: the first nearly Earth-size planet to be found in a habitable zone.