The discovery of the new exo-planet Kepler-452b, 60 per cent larger than Earth, made international headlines and raised hopes humans may not be alone in the cosmos. Article continues below ...

While the planet might seem like a tantalizing target for NASA's next mission, it's extremely unlikely that human beings will ever set foot on Kepler-452b, thanks to the 1,400 light-years they ...

Kepler-452b is a confirmed planet, but this fresh catalogue of planets will require additional observations to be confirmed. Of course, humans won’t be able to visit Kepler-452b or any of the ...

According to NASA scientists who unveiled the discovery of the planet last week, if humans ever reached Kepler ... However, different gravity aside, Kepler-452b should look quite familiar as ...

Kepler-452b is sometimes called “Earth’s cousin” or “Earth 2.0”, and some astronomers have nicknamed it “Coruscant”, which is the name of the home of the Galactic Empire in the Star ...

Will Humans Ever Live on Another Planet ... Scientists have identified a few exoplanets that resemble Earth, such as Kepler-452b, which is often called "Earth 2.0" due to its similarities ...

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has just discovered Kepler-452b, a planet that scientists are calling "Earth 2.0." Scientists said in a press conference Thursday that they believe humans could hypothetically survive on Kepler ...

as humans understand it, might have a chance to evolve. The planet, known as Kepler-452b, orbits a yellow G2-type star some 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, taking 385 days to ...

NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star, the agency announced Thursday. Kepler-452b is the smallest ...

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