NASA's Kepler Mission Finds Earth-size Planet Candidates in Habitable Zone, Six Planet System

[amir5011]

my wish is to live another system like solar system ....could possible more to discover earth like planet which is fit to live for humans

[xmonstar420x]

whyz u gotta be a window shoppa?!?!?!

[NightBazaar]

It's remarkable that the number of planets (whether habitable or not) orbiting other stars continues to steadily grow larger. The galaxy is an amazing place.

[NJBZX]

ok let's ask green lantern to send all of us there!

[RedLifeBenfica]

Title is wrong, its not Earthsize no more, its 2.5 the size of Earth, with a temperature of 22 celcius, hotter than england at least.

[imdownlikethat]

You know what we should do? Instead of texting messages, we should send pictures into the galaxy, because maybe other worlds don't understand our language. I just sure hope we get something in my lifetime.

[EverettM1984]

Do we have an update on those 5 earth-like candidates? Maybe from the Spitzer space telescope?

[nasaames]

@EverettM1984...the Spitzer space telescope is an infrared telescope and cannot be used to spot such small objects (an Earth-sized planet) at extreme distances. The primary method of confirming these candidates is to use Earth-based telescopes to measure radial velocity, the small changes in a star's wobble as a planets orbits around it. The team is now doing those measurements. I don't know any additional status, but I think the team will be holding more news conferences later this summer.

[TheSmashPot]

Unlocking the secrets of the universe will be victoriuos

[arsenalsoccer2]

these planets may have life like us :o?

[Beelzebub38]

Stop all religion, stop all wars, and use all that money on space travel and space exploration.

Knowledge about our universe, it is the most important for all of us on this earth

[vogueboy1]

@Damny, Sky, Damien - I always thought that the math was pretty solid in the search for habital planets. Ok, looks like Kepler is verifying the math and testing the technologies before paving the way for Darwin, New Worlds, and Terrestrial Planet Finder missions. To me, this is such a slow and backwards process. It's like asking the astronauts aboard the ISS to prove that life exsists in Earths oceans, where they can't possible see any, thus proof it. I guess that's science.

[chaostheory4123]

based on drakes optimistic estimations assuming the suns has an average lifespan of 10billion years and remove 4billion years to give an optimistic estimation there is a chance of 1,333333333333333333333333333e­-9% chance that we have discovered life and that is about as optimistic an result you get without loosing the ability to argue for the result^^

[solentgreen2020]

All we now is a FTL engine to get there i bet area 51 can help .

[superlealdo]

Todas as ciêcias que nos encinam nós viver,meus parabens para tudos os ciêntistas neste planeta terra ok ass superlealdo

[Toml420]

One of the most significant and awe inspiring discoveries of modern times, and the majority of people I speak to know nothing about it, and the rest seem more concerned with football or fashion. Sometimes I despair at humanity.

[MumblingMickey]

@Toml420 Hey don't despair... remember that although half the world has an IQ lower than 100 that also means half the world have an IQ above that!

Before the internet I considered that I was living in a world with mostly stupid turtles.... But then consider how Congolese lowland gorillas feel.... they live in a country where the human populations national average IQ is lower than theirs!(I'm not joking either!) The gorillas should petition their government for independence!

[supermario64123456]

this is amazing! maybe these planets are oppisite as us, or where the dinos are still alive,or there will be aliens, this is exiting!

[TABOOVSKNOWLEDGE]

The # of planets detected are vary low in the field of view. They only use transit method. There could be 95% more planets in the same view! The galaxy moistly has 10 planets too every one star, approximate... Something like that!

[MumblingMickey]

@TABOOVSKNOWLEDGE I'd say the average is more than that... but the vast majority of those would be large gas giants and rocky outer ice planets... Goldilocks zones are probably mostly empty space or uncleared detritis... perhaps one in ever 20 solar systems.

Thats still a HUGE number of earth sized, water covered and hopefully oxygen present worlds within a hundred light years or so! As fermi said in 1944 though... WHERE IS EVERYONE?

[jaysteinbourg]

We are not civilised enough to find other life yet. If we did find other life the scientists would be very kind to these creatures. Then, a couple of weeks later our world leaders would find some reason to go to war with them. If they do exist they are probably avoiding us. We are seen within the space community as the aggressive work colleague with a low iq and a sweat problem . Damn us! We are rubbish and best avoided.

[MumblingMickey]

@jaysteinbourg Assuming any intelligent life would be bothered to consider us at all... there are after all more resources in free space than you'd ever get on earth... plus if such a civilization were only a few thousand years more technologically advanced then we'd be off their radar totally.

Heck I live here and I'm not particularly bothered with most of the people in this world and what happens or does not happen to them. We'd certainly NOT be a threat to such a civilization!

[gortas500]

who knows maybe there is someone living

[DarthAzmul]

@KYLEZ0R09 Most likely theyll come here and do that to us before we get to them.According to some aliens already have been sticking things up butts.

[DarthAzmul]

Just read youtube comments NASA.Thats proof there is no intelligent life in the universe. At least none on Earth.

[Zurround100]

why the hell are more people paying attention to Lindsey Lohan's drug arrests or Charley Sheen's misbehaviors than something this fascinating? We dont even have much intelligent life on earth.

[0zzy07]

nice job NASA

[DoktorJoint]

Hooray! New planets to screw up and pollute!

[seancore64]

when you die , you get to go to kepler 11

[eLLriDe420]

what if the star is hotter or cooler, couldnt the planet be further, or closer to the star and still have liquid water?

[TheAlienContactee]

If anyone would like some information behind the TRUTH of what i believe will happen with this Kepler 11, then visit my cahnnel and watch my new video Nasa Found Kepler 11. I talk about what plans i believe NASA may have in store for Kepler 11.

Best wishes

- Alien Contactee Linol Anderson

[4V14T10N]

Gliese 581

[itsMinuteMaid]

Although I found this video interesting, since there were no thumbs down votes I had to give one in the name of science and the laws of probability.

[floatinsun]

and all these things only in our milky way galaxy,. there are more than a billion galaxy's in the universe, so possibilities are infinite ?????

[DTevr89]

@floatinsun It's more than we will ever know.

[sonicmaximillian]

Wow, 0 dislike!

[LifeIsABigPuzzle]

I am excited!!!! :D:D:D:D

[ALANSEDU1]

THIS IS VERY IMPORTAN FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS UNIVERSE.

ALVARO SEQUERA DUARTE

[klunk64]

instead of searching for other habitable planets to rape and bleed dry ...fix this one first

[Melisa12340]

Finally!

[isocrate27]

Is there a lot of global warming in this new planetary system ?

[Shugolaaay]

Thats amazing.. we gonna have many more places to go to for picnics and honey moon soon.. fun be waiting:)

[GOLDENARMY1000]

THIS NEW DISCOVERY BAFFLES SCIENTIST? IF WE CONTINUE 2 THINK LIKE MAN THEN WE ARE LIMITED AS MAN. THE COSMOS IS UNPREDICTABLE AND WE ONLY UNDERSTAND THINGS AS MAN HAS EXPLAINED THEM,WHO SAYS WE ARE RIGHT, JUST BECAUSE WE CANT LIVE IN SUB ZERO TEMP OR IN EXTREME HEAT OR SURVIVE IN A GAS ENVIROMENT DOESNT MEAN OTHER FORMS OF LIFE CANT THRIVE IN THAT ENVIROMENT. MAN NEEDS 2 WAKE UP AND REALIZE THAT UNLESS WE BREAK FREE FROM OUR LIMITED THINKING THEN WE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND CREATION OR THE UNKNOWN

[GOLDENARMY1000]

ENLIGHTEN ME ,WHEN ALL THIS INFO IS COLLECTED AND ANALYZED WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP,NOT A DAMM THING . WATER?WATER? GET WITH IT ,OUR OWN PLANET IS JACKED AND WE OUR LOOKING OUTWARDS. ARE WE INTENTIONALLY AVOIDING OUR OWN PLANET . MOST OF THESE SCIENTIST HAVE NO COMMON SENSE, BOOK BRAINS DOESNT = GENIUS. I FEEL LIKE IM WATCHING A MOVIE TITLED '' IDIOCRACY''

[newmac]

Actually; the science fiction writers; knew all along; those systems were out there. The scientists are just catching up. And while you are peeking at all those systems; keep an eye out for any optical pulses that could be A communication attempt; from another civilization.

[oggleman]

This is very exciting. Just think in 5 years time how many discoveries will have been made!

[damnyouaxminster]

@vogueboy1 Remember that Kepler is the first mission of its kind. The purpose of Kepler is to find if there are ANY detectable planets, and if there are, how common they might be. Now we know there are a lot of planets out there, expect more missions to survey the stars closer to home. Ground based telescopes are also looking for exoplanets. Even amateurs have found exoplanets. Instead of complaining, maybe you could help!

[vogueboy1]

Makes you wonder why they are looking for habitable planets 1000's of light years away? When it will take probes millions of years just to get there.

Why not look for habitable planets much closer to earth? (Kepler does have that ability.)

Why doesn't NASA want to launch probes in our lifetime to verify these findings???

Makes you wonder, doesn't it.

[DamienZshadow]

@vogueboy1 I imagine that the Kepler Mission is more or less geared towards preliminary analysis of the universe. Astrobiologists have been trying to find the evidence to convince people that life is appearing more and more likely. It seems the mission is driven to paint a clearer picture on the origin of life instead of where we can go.

[skytreker]

@vogueboy1 Kepler's technology is limited only to star systems oriented that way so that the planets cross infront of their star from our point of view. The chances of that happening were about 1 in 200 as I recall. So we may point Kepler at say Alpha Centauri but the chances that the plane in which the planets orbit around it hence our ability to detect thew will be 1/200.

The real strenght of the Kepler mission is when it observes a large number of stars not a single star near to us.

[despuestambien]

I just hope avatar movie doesn't become real...and thar the us doesn´t take imperialism outside this planet also.

[StarDestroyer654654]

Hopefully one day I can invent something to aid us to reach these planets in my lifetime.

[TheStarTreker]

@StarDestroyer654654

I hope at least someone does. That would be so awesome. I would volunteer to go. :)

[StarDestroyer654654]

@TheStarTreker Yes it would be great. But it would be extremely dangerous. I learned this quote from somewhere "In space, no one can hear you scream" And we would have to invent a new form of communication...super cell phones to send signals faster than the speed of light in order to check in with our pioneers.

[Cynomys1]

We've only just developed the technology to detect earth-sized planets, and as soon as we start looking, this mission finds five near the size of earth after only four months. The most amazing thing is how many more there must be for us to find so many so quickly with brand new technology that will surely be refined further.

[gaber147]

just gotta get NASA back ON TASK (not wasting time trying to find ways that the muzzies are great & wonderful...>:P)

[gaber147]

just gotta get NASA back ON TASK (not wasting time trying to find ways that the muzzies are great & wonderful...>:P

[Onlera33]

wow!! 54 habitable zone candidates! that's awesome!

once we DO perfect rapid space travel, we'll have plenty of potential destinations lined up ^^

[TrickyEmu]

@Onlera33 By the time we can travel to those stars we will have mapped out all objects in the galaxy. Our descendants will be thankful for NASA's dedicated work.

[Fridgeasaur]

Excellent now we have to get to them in less than a life time of travel...

[Williamisaperson]

@Fridgeasaur More like less than generations upon generations. The most promising one is 2000 light-years away. Unless we somehow find a way to travel at the speed of light, it would take at least 2000 years, probably more since it would incredibly unsafe to travel that fast.

[HerdoRalden]

I knew this day would come! I am very excited to see what more this discovery has to offfer.

[MAVEN2Mars]

Just the beginning of an amazing set of discoveries to come.

[SirSwingsAlot]

Incredible discovery! 54 in the habitable zone... wow!!!

[YMBatal]

Amazing, time for some robotic mission targeting in the future for centuries of anticipation and science, keep up the brilliant work.