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Earth Bigger, Older Cousin Artist Concept
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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 artist's concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger.
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Credit lineEarth Bigger, Older Cousin Artist Concept. NASA/JPL, 2015-07-23. Public domain. ID: PIA19825.
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