Discovery of the first planet in the habitable zone around another sun
07 December 2011
The first planet in the habitable zone around a Sun-like star was discovered by the Kepler telescope. The new object was named Kepler 22-b. It revolves around a star, which is located at a distance of 600 light years away from Earth. The star belongs to the G spectral class (which is the same spectral class as our Sun), [...]
