FeFe's "Random Fact Of The Day": The most earth like planet has been discovered....

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The most earth like planet has been discovered....

Photo from ESO / http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1134/

Were you aware that the most earth-like planet yet has been discovered?
A new Planet was found 36 light-years away. It has been named HD85512b and was discovered by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory. Planet HD85512b is believed to be 3.6 times the size of earth, and could possibly hold water on it's surface. It has also been confirmed that HD85512b is in its star's habitable zone, where temperatures are not to hot or cold for liquid water.

Video Animation of HD85512b

Video downloaded from ESO

http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1134b/

Check out the links below to find out more about this fascinating planet:
Article from Space.com
Article from European Space Observatory (ESO)

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