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NASA has had a pretty big month already, but apparently the US space agency's not done yet. The Ames Research Centre team has just revealed that they'll be making a big announcement on Thursday at 4pm UTC (9am PDT on Thursday, or 2am AEST on Friday) about the exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission. And speculation is already running wild that they may be about to announce the discovery of a new Earth-like planet in the habitable zone of a star... in other words, a potential new home for humanity (or prime spot to look for extraterrestiral life). You can watch the announcement live at the bottom of this page.
Obviously let's not get too excited just yet, because we're far from having any concrete confirmation that such an announcement on the cards. But NASA did tease us with their press release. "Exoplanets, especially small Earth-size worlds, belonged within the realm of science fiction just 21 years ago," they announced. "Today, and thousands of discoveries later, astronomers are on the cusp of finding something people have dreamed about for thousands of years - another Earth."
originally posted by: In4ormant
a reply to: ghostrager
NASA found oil on Uranus man
originally posted by: ghostrager
a reply to: lostbook
This is the image on the bottom of the link in the OP. It shows the potential Exoplanets that could support life.
originally posted by: FinalCountdown
I call dibs on the new Hawaii.
If it took 20 years to get there, would you go, just so you could take a leak under an alien tree before you die?
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
I know what it is ...
They found evidence of water (again) on Mars!
not holding my breath, NASA hasn't surprised me in YEARS. [/quote[] Newp
"Today, and thousands of discoveries later, astronomers are on the cusp of finding something people have dreamed about for thousands of years - another Earth."