10 Facts About the recently Discovered Planet “Earth 2.0”

10 Facts About the recently Discovered Planet “Earth 2.0”

Astronomers claim that they have discovered the most Earth-like Planet yet. They say that this has been the closest match to our Earth. Life could exist on that planet because it is neither too hot nor too cold to support liquid form of water. NASA told that “Astronomers are on the cusp of” finding “Another Earth”.

Here are the few facts u need to know about “Earth 2.0”:

• The name of the Planet is Kepler 452b,a rocky planet orbiting a star at the same distance the Earth orbits the Sun(=150 Million Kilometers)
• It takes 385 Earth days to complete a Year.
• The Kepler-452b is 60% larger in diameter(=20,000 Kilometers in diameter)

• It has twice the gravitational pull of the Earth
• The Planet Kepler 452b is 1400 Light-Years away from our solar system.
• The Planet was discovered by Kepler Space Telescope, which has been hunting for other worlds similar to Earth’s since 2009

• The star Kepler 452b is orbiting is 1.5 Billion Years older than our Sun
• And is 4% more bigger and 10% more brighter than our Sun
• It may be warmer than our Planet
• BUT….
  The planet may soon face a situation in which the heat from the dying star may evaporate the planet’s lakes and oceans.