NASA Telescope Discovers 1,200 + New Possible Planets
 

Of the new candidates, 68 are one-and-a-quarter times the size of the Earth or smaller ? smaller, that is, than any previously discovered planets outside the solar system. Fifty-four of the possible exoplanets are in the so-called habitable zones, where temperatures should be moderate enough for liquid water, of stars dimmer and cooler than the Sun; four of these are less than twice the size of Earth, and one is even smaller.

Read more http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/science/03planet.html

There must be some with living shit :)

I'm petrified...

it's interesting to think what happens if/when we settle these planets, in terms of evolution

What is the difference between a planet and a moon/satellite? Planet revolves around a star, moon/satellite revolves around a planet? Is that it?

Good reminder to go watch Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" again. It's on Netflix instant streaming.

Pigshit.

Earth is the center of the universe. The bible says so.

i would say so, yeah...

dunno why they waste so much time checking on planets, they must make the ship to travel there, then use the telescope!

Extremely useful info, just about time :upsidedow

Good, this planet is ending day by day.