Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star

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NASA Science News for April 17, 2014

Using NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the "habitable zone" -- the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet.

FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/17apr_firstearth/


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