"Kepler-186"

#1867546

28 March 2017

Franziska Maria Keller, called Ska Keller, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany for the Alliance '90/The Greens, vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, spokesperson on trade and migration in Athens on November 4, 2016.

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28 March 2017

Franziska Maria Keller, called Ska Keller, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany for the Alliance '90/The Greens, vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, spokesperson on trade and migration in Athens on November 4, 2016.

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#703395

24 July 2015

OUTER SPACE Kepler-452b -- 23 Jul 2015 -- This size and scale of the Kepler-452 system compared alongside the Kepler-186 system and the solar system. Kepler-186 is a miniature solar system that would fit entirely inside the orbit of Mercury. The habitable zone of Kepler-186 is very small compared to that of Kepler-452 or the sun because it is a much smaller, cooler star. The size and extent of the habitable zone of Kepler-452 is nearly the same as that of the sun, but is slightly bigger because Kepler-452 is somewhat older, bigger and brighter. The size of the orbit of Kepler-452b is nearly the same as that of the Earth at 1.05 AU. Kepler-452b orbits its star once every 385 days -- Picture by Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#703396

24 July 2015

OUTER SPACE Kepler-452b -- 23 Jul 2015 -- Scientists using data from NASA's Kepler mission have confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. The habitable zone is the region around a star where temperatures are just right for water to exist in its liquid form. The artistic concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger. The illustration represents one possible appearance for Kepler-452b -- scientists do not know whether the planet has oceans and continents like Earth. Both planets orbit a G2-type star of about the same temperature; however, the star hosting Kepler-452b is 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun. As stars age, they become larger, hotter and brighter, as represented in the illustration. Kepler-452b's star appears a bit larger and brighter -- Picture by Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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#703397

24 July 2015

OUTER SPACE Kepler-452b -- 23 Jul 2015 -- This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun, NASA announced today. The habitable zone is a region around a star where temperatures are right for water -- an essential ingredient for life as we know it -- to pool on the surface. Scientists do not know if Kepler-452b can support life or not. What is known about the planet is that it is about 60 percent larger than Earth, placing it in a class of planets dubbed "super-Earths." While its mass and composition are not yet determined, previous research suggests that planets the size of Kepler-452b have a better than even chance of being rocky. Kepler-452b orbits its star every 385 days. The planet's star is about 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. It is a G2-type star like our sun, with nearly the same temperature and mass. This star is 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun. As stars age, they grow in size and give out more energy, warming up their planets over time -- Picture by Atlas Photo Archive/NASA

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