NASA'S Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet

[LaOrchata]

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[ALALHAMADANI]

If its eleven and a half billion years old hmmmmm oh well dat will appen to de earth woneday wen de sun expands

[ALALHAMADANI]

Nice maybe dat planet use to have life shouldn't de star be a red jiont froun

[johnwillsworth]

Wonderful discovery..............

[ttwilkable]

very interesting video thanks

[simysimss]

great video thanks

[pacquiaovsmarquezIV]

This is a very "tiny" video. =p

[Odysses100]

Yes, humanity must soon find a planet where it can survive. It must leave Mother Earth sooner or later. Of them all the threats that could wipe out life on Earth. We must look about for new homes soon.

[1Omega5]

If NASA can do all these great things with the relatively small funding that they get... Imagine all the magnificent things we, as humans, could accomplish if NASA was given much more funding! We could be landing on mars and finding planets with life! But no... the government is afraid of progress... all they care about is money and controlling the masses.

[EvanGri]

great narration!

[JonnyCashmore]

Farenheit? ......next your going to tell me how many "miles" away it is. I am Jonny Cashmore science freak and lover of the cosmos, and I am personally inviting you to start using metric. It's a system of measurement that actually makes sense. I was upset at the last National Geo which was also using this defunct and completely useless system of measurement known as the "imperial" system. You are the last country in the world left using it.

[superlealdo]

A ciência e futuro descoberta da nossas vida meus parabens para tudos o ciêntistas.ass superlealdo

[superlealdo]

A ciência e presente e futuro da nosas vida ass superlelado

[boricuamobsta]

This is on cnn as breaking news that there is 5 planets ..so it has been theorized

[supersajin]

I find it interesting that the Russians have a very different theory about this star. Somebody has to be wrong.

[MrSkyguy23]

azdgariarada : Other surveys are being done by teams using ground based observatories. Kepler isn't the only game in town.

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[azdgariarada]

Why isn't this telescope looking for small rocky (earth like) planets closer to home???

Alpha Centauri, Epsilon Eridani, 61 Cygni, Tau Ceti, and Groombridge 1618 for example.

[madcio]

@azdgariarada

Kepler's purpose is to gather statistic. Examining particular stars or planets in details is left to other programs and missions.

[azdgariarada]

@madcio Yes, I found a lecture by Natalie Batalha about the specifics of the mission. After seeing that, it became very obvious why Kepler isn't focusing on those nearby sun-like systems.

It would be nice though, to have another satellite with the same capabilities for extremely accurate measurements, like Kepler, but focused on these nearby systems. Perhaps after Kepler's 3.5 year mission is over they can retask it.

Imagine if a planet had been discovered around Alpha Centauri A or B!!!

[tron81]

@azdgariarada given Kepler's wide field of vision, it would be kind of a waste to point at one nearby star for 3+ years. I think if they can they'll point Kepler at another section of the galaxy to keep watching large numbers of stars again.

You're right that we need something that can look at the nearby stars and tell us what planets are around them. A nearby star with a earth-sized planet in the habitable zone would be huge for the study of possible life on other planets.

[azdgariarada]

@tron81 Yes EXACTLY, that's my point. Ever since I read that Alpha Centauri A and B could BOTH have gravitationally stable planets orbiting in each star's habitable zone...

I've just been itching to hear about a mission SPECIFICALLY tasked with probing those regions for earth like planets. Kepler probably isn't the right tool, so we'll need something better.

It would be such a boon to space exploration to find a 2nd Earth, right next door!! Hopefully spawning innovations in propulsion tech.

[shadowace421]

thats the planet that vin diesel was on

[Ryuuken24]

Millions of dollars spent, and what do we get in return, another dead planet, where life couldn't exist, even if wanted to, and it cannot be mined, too close to SUN. Let me put on my raincoat, some welding goggles, and we are on our way there, to Vulcan we go, maybe Spock lives there.

[gtsgtsgt]

@Ryuuken24 these scientists are just hypothesizing, its not like you can see any thing from that low res picture

[tron81]

@gtsgtsgt that's just not true. The periodic dimming of the star's light that the Kepler telescope records is real *evidence* that there is a planet orbiting it. They waited until a ground-based telescope could confirm the planet before announcing it.

[tron81]

@Ryuuken24 just be patient. I guarantee you that the Kepler Mission will find several earth-sized planets in the habitable zone of their stars. I actually think Kepler will find hundreds of them.

[madcio]

@Ryuuken24

You speak as if this is last ever discovery from Kepler. You are mistaken.

[Ryuuken24]

@madcio Wierd, I didn't get this reply, just be lucky I found it.I couldn't care less. NASA has become politically driven, and motivated by money. You want prove, you ask, well, remember NASA coming out with a recent discovery about a arsenic eating bacteria, wasn't that a little bit shallow work. I'm not saying anything crazy, don't get me wrong, if you want the government to give you money, you totally should be a go getter, just be sure to spend that money well.

[rwlauff]

Are there likely to be more planets discovered around Kepler-10? Ones that are further out and possibly harboring life?

[tron81]

@rwlauff yes. There is a 2nd possible planet around that same star that Kepler detected. It's further away with a 45 day orbit. It's still not in the habitable zone. Kepler will need about three more years of observation time to find a planet in the habitable zone of that star.

[pajo50]

this planet was loong time ago second sun that has died.....

[pacloro]

how long will it take for us to reach alpha centaury? (sits patiently waiting)

[1Guitarslayer]

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[EdouardDubois]

Vulcan, not a bad name for it.

I just can't get over how exciting this all is! I have an application on my iPod that tells me when new exoplanets have been confirmed. When whole WORLDS have been confirmed to exist. I try and share this enthusiasm with my friends, family, and coworkers, but they just don't get it.

500 and counting! Keep up the good work all you brave planet hunters!

[ErostheEpic]

I'm setting a bear trap here in the comments to have an idiot who claims this planet to be 'Nibiru', so she/he can step on it.

[CanisMajor0511]

Fascinating! Congratulations to Kepler's team.

[arrowspace1]

great find for kepler and validates it's search method. Makes quick transits so was first to be found.

This solar system might harbor more planets transiting in the same plane. Such planets would transit less often and kepler would need more time to record them.

Hopefully, such a planet will be discovered in this star's habitable zone.

[vortexphils]

nice, keep up the good work!

by the way is there anyone in the Astronaut has an ability to hear Invisible being or alien talking, voice near and miles away while on space just like me here in the Philippines?.

[ItsMeJeff08]

yay ! that's awesome!

[Renoroc]

Space is cool!

[MrJohn1966elliott]

It is hot, too close from sun.

[Quest4knowledge2]

great video and good news,,,the thought of space colonization and space travel i know is something we as humans need and we needed it yesterday but its a kinda scary thought you know..humans being in space and on other planets ,i mean look what we did and are doing to earth i dont think space is ready 4us..but i do support all the new technologies that r taking and showing us all these new places

[Astrostevo]

Superluminous - beyond just brilliant. Love it.

Magnificent animation. Beautiful. Lightning quick work too - thankyou. :-)

I would love a few more bits of info though please - what's the star's spectral type and luminosity class - hs it evolved into sub-giant now? Distance of orbit in AU or even km? Orbital period?

[tron81]

@Astrostevo according to the Wikipedia article on Kepler 10b the star is of Spectral Type G like our sun. It's somewhat less massive but has a slightly greater radius than the sun. That sound like it hasn't gone into it's red giant phase yet.

[Astrostevo]

@tron81 Thanks. :-)

(Belated but sincere. Have just seen your reply.)

[Jeberval]

Congratulations to NASA's team. Carl Sagan would be proud!

Greetings from Brazil, keep up the good work!

[Video2Webb]

To be able to know that this planet exists, so tiny, and so close to its star, is just amazing. It births a major new phase of our existence. As with all the other work being done on researching solar systems beyond our own. Congratulations to all involved as well as in the production of this smart video.

[TheFreako00]

reminds me of Parallel universes !!

[pluje31]

I am so excited at the exoplanet discoveries that Kepler has made. I remember when it was first launched, and I was afraid then that it would discover nothing! It has so proved me wrong. I am eagerly awaiting the discovery of a terrestrial-like exoplanet in a habitable zone.

[trnjana]

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[he110itsme]

Thank you for posting, amazing video.

[northbeachfilms]

this is such a wonderful movie. thank you for posting this. and i like the narrator. she had a fabulous voice/personality. perfect for this space movie.

[willowthebored]

Fantastic. Sounds like Kepler was a good investment.

[Savenku]

YES !!!!!!!!!!

[YMBatal]

Fascinating!