Sunday, April 21, 2013

Three Super-Earth-Size Planets Found in 'Habitable Zone'

NASA's Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the "habitable zone," the range of distance from a star where the surface temperature of an orbiting planet might be suitable for liquid water.
MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418142948.htm

See also...

New Techniques Allow Discovery of Smallest Super-Earth Exoplanets
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/130418142450.htm

And...

Hubble telescope takes stunning new nebula photo for 23rd birthday
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57580510/hubble-telescope-takes-stunning-new-nebula-photo-for-23rd-birthday/