A team of US astronomers announced the discovery of eight new planets in area where there might be life , including two that are more exoplanets Earthlike have been discovered to date.
discovery brings to 1,000 the number of planets discovered thanks to Kepler , first used in 2009, according to Monday’s Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in the Harvard University and Smithsonian Institute in a statement
“La have a good chance of being rocky , like Earth, “said lead study author CfA researcher Guillermo Torres, presented the findings at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society .
eight planets are in the area called “Goldilocks Gold (Goldilocks) “from their stars, ie that ” orbiting at a distance where liquid water can exist on the surface of the planet “, said the CfA.
Of the eight, the investigators identified two Earth-like , Kepler-438b and Kepler-442b , which ” orbiting red dwarf stars that are smaller and cooler than our sun “.
Kepler-438b provides a full back its star every 35 days has a 12% diameter larger than Earth and there is a 70% chance of it rocky , as calculated by the computer.
Meanwhile, Kepler-442b completes an orbit to its star every 112 days , is about A third larger that Earth and has a 60% chance to be rocky . (EFE)
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