Video News File: Kepler Discovers First Earth size Planet in the Habitable Zone of Another Star

Video News File; media resource preview NASA s Kepler Space Telescope has discovered the first validated Earthsize planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a distant star, an area where liquid water might exist on its surface. The planet, Kepler186f, is ten percent larger in size than Earth and orbits its parent star, Kepler186, every 130 days. The star, located about 500 lightyears from Earth, is classified as an M1 dwarf and is half the size and mass of our sun. For more information