Discovery: Another Earth (Earth 2.0 also known as Kepler 452b)
NASA scientist announced the discovery of Earth 2.0(Kepler 452), a planet that matches our own in our Galaxy. The earth 2.0 is proposed to be larger than our earth, but also orbiting it's star at about the same distance the earth orbits the sun according to NASA.
According to US space agency, the earth cousin is neither too hot nor cold to support water, which life could exist. Unlike earth that has a year that last 365-366 days, the Earth 2.0 has a year that last about 385 days.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-kepler-mission-discovers-bigger-older-cousin-to-earth
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