This artist's rendering shows the different types of planets in the Milky Way detected by Nasa's Kepler spacecraft
Kepler Telescope: Earth-Sized Planets 'Number 17bn' -- BBC
Astronomers say to facilitate solitary in six stars hosts an Earth-sized planet in a close orbit - suggesting a out-and-out of 17 billion such planets in our galaxy.
The effect comes from an analysis of planet candidates gathered by Nasa's Kepler universe observatory.
The Kepler scientists furthermore announced 461 modern planet candidates, bringing the satellites' out-and-out haul to 2,740.
Their findings were announced next to the 221st summit of the American Astronomical Society in California.
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My Comment: That's a lot of earth-sized planets .... kinda puts everything into perspective.
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