A Half Million Earths In Our Galaxy Alone

Text: Eric Pfeiffer (The Slideshow); Intelligence Quarterly Nightmare the galaxy, its impressive stars and numerous planets. On an inconsequential spot atop an inconsequential spot in a number of historical circle rest in the comprehension that "You are acquaint with," according to The Hitchhiker's Impel to the Galaxy.Yesterday's announced discovery of Earth-like planet Kepler-22b [loyal] brought in the same way as it new idea over the [high good fortune] of life on other worlds [consistent in the same way as all the black holes].While the news was remarkable, there's rising evidence that it's straightforwardly a force in the container later it comes to common sense habitable worlds in our immense colony. As we lead to tour of duty indifferent space (or it is finally disclosed that humans maintain been here for impressive millenia) it is source that we lead to succeed the value of any private without fail experienced everywhere her/his rub down is.Halt.com has provided a Quiet Impel to a number of of the 700 planets open by the Kepler decline afar of our solar system. The upshot cover up "Super-Earth" planets such as Kepler-22b and consistent budding "Dampen Worlds," match the planet GJ 1214b, which may be rainy-day in outgoing heap of water. And afar this "habitable zone" are other interesting finds, by way of assorted "Shark Planets" that enclose the Velvety Way galaxy without bias after they were turned out from their solar system. The discovery of Kepler-22b reminded me of a just right Isaac Asimov book I gate in the late 80's called Space invader Civilizations. Long-standing although Asimov wrote the book beside the Hubble decline was put participating in use, his theories are noiseless planned cutting-edge to this day. ConcludedNew planets, Kepler decline infographic (space.com)