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Kepler-452b

Posted on April 13, 2021 by dayanel123

You are probably looking at the title of this post and wondering “what?” I would be too. What is Kepler-452b? Is it a theory? A concept? A principle? The correct answer is that it is a name. But a name for what? Kepler-452b is the name of an exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system).Continue reading “Kepler-452b” Continue reading →

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Potentially Habitable Planets

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Chad F

Over the past few decades, we have discovered a number of planets outside of our solar system.  The majority of these planets are giants, but a certain few have some Earth-like characteristics.  For these Earth-like planets there is a ranking system to determine how similar they are to Earth.  In the image above, the top […] Continue reading →

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Habitable Planets

Posted on March 20, 2013 by williamrmccormick

To be classified as a habitable planet, the planet in question must be found in what is known as the habitable zone. The largest requirement for this is that it must be the correct distance from the planet’s star to be able to have liquid water. The distance for the habitable zone varies based on […] Continue reading →

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