Earth's Possible 'twin' discovered!

[Doctor_K]

NASA space telescope finds 'twin' of Earth orbiting a distant Sun-like star

A rocky planet the same size as the Earth has been discovered orbiting a star like our sun.
It is the first time a planet of this size has been detected in another solar system. Scientists have hailed the technical achievement of detecting Earth sized ‘exoplanets’ - the technical term for planets outside the solar system - as it increases the chances of finding life-bearing worlds.
Although the planet, Kepler-20f could have a thick water-vapour atmosphere, its surface is believed to be too hot for life.

Rest of the article here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2076711/Kepler-20f-Nasa-space-telescope-finds-twin-Earth-orbiting-distant-Sun-like-star.html

Fascinating stuff!  You know there'll be many many more on the way in the coming years.

[JeffreyS]

That is cool but I am just ready to see us with an outpost on Mars.