Extraterrestrial life? NASA announces Keplar telescope discovery of Kepler 22b, the 'new Earth'

Bill Borucki, Kepler principal investigator at NASA Ames Research Centre on the discovery of an Earth like planet outside the solar system

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[chaingang6666]

Do they have oil? Can we bring them democracy?

[AJ06]

Wish we knew more. Our imagination is all we have, along with some data and assumption based on planetary formation theories. There's too many stars and planets for us to be alone. It seems like a statistical improbability. Just my thoughts.

[Izlude Tingel]

For an organization that kills it's own citizens and keeps places like area51 top secret from the very people that created it, the Gov has a LOT of nerve. I'm almost 99.9% certain they know something about ETs and interdimensional/galactic affairs that we don't. It'll have to come out some time.

[BrunoDaFruit]

They will have to tell us the truth at some point

[mikefromkollab]

warp speed!

[yannpip]

hopefully our tech in the future will allow us to live longer, just so we can see whats going to happen XD.

[ReddoFreddo]

i'm sure that within 50 years, we'll know alot more about this planet. sorry old people! and than my grandchildren will say: Ï'm sure within 50 years we will reach this planet, sorry old people!"

[Cesar Cruz]

Uhhh yeah... then why should I lose any sleep over something I can't control... it's not like I work with these guys... My comment only reflected the fact that we can't get out to Mars, much less outta the solar system.. Besides.. we have bigger problems to worry about here at home, rather than to go out there.. Cheers Mate!

[daeux]

you have no idea what our government did, maybe they land on mars and moon a thousand times doing what they do and you will never know because its not your business and we will never ever know the truth about life in other planets.. extraterrestrials.. ufo...

[Dovah Kiin]

It's Kepler-22B.

[jjobie]

It's actually LV-223.

[jjobie]

For now.