Saturday, March 16, 2013

Earth-Sized Planets in Habitable Zones Are More Common Than Previously Thought

"We now estimate that if we were to look at 10 of the nearest small stars we would find about four potentially habitable planets, give or take," said Ravi Kopparapu, a post-doctoral researcher in geosciences. "That is a conservative estimate," he added. "There could be more."

MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130312152047.htm

See also...

Spectacular raw images of Saturn's moon
http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-205_162-10016149.html

See Jupiter and moon pair up on St. Patrick's Day
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/16/17339527-see-jupiter-and-moon-pair-up-on-st-patricks-day?lite