Video Description: A male voiceover says over images described in brackets throughout: NASA's Kepler mission [graphic of the Kepler spacecraft in outer space] has discovered the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a star very similar to our sun. Located about 1,400 lightyears [graphic of astronomical map] from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, the newly discovered planet [graphic representation of the planet known as Kepler-452b] resides in the Kepler 452 system. [graphic showing comparison between Earth and Kepler-452b] The planet, called Kepler-452b, is about 60% larger than Earth; while its mass and composition are not known, researchers believe that it is likely to be a rocky world. The host star of Kepler-452b [graphic of host star] is the same G-type as our sun. [graphic showing Kepler-452b rotating near its sun] It is six billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun, and is 10% larger and 20% brighter. Kepler-452b receives only 10% more energy from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. [video of Kepler rocket launch] Since the Kepler mission was launched in 2009, it has identified 4,696 planet candidates, 1,000 of which have been confirmed as planets. [chart showing habitable zone planets discovered] Of those confirmed, 12 are near-Earth-size and in the habitable zone of their star. [back to Kepler spacecraft graphic] The mission has provided data that has helped to redefine our understanding of stars and planetary systems in our galaxy. Researchers will use this data to continue to make discoveries for years to come. [NASA Ames Research Center logo]
Kepler-452b: Our New Galactic BFF
Here's a nifty little video care of the NASA Ames Research Center on Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone around a G2-type star much like our sun, newly confirmed after being discovered by NASA's Kepler mission:
Video Description: A male voiceover says over images described in brackets throughout: NASA's Kepler mission [graphic of the Kepler spacecraft in outer space] has discovered the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a star very similar to our sun. Located about 1,400 lightyears [graphic of astronomical map] from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, the newly discovered planet [graphic representation of the planet known as Kepler-452b] resides in the Kepler 452 system. [graphic showing comparison between Earth and Kepler-452b] The planet, called Kepler-452b, is about 60% larger than Earth; while its mass and composition are not known, researchers believe that it is likely to be a rocky world. The host star of Kepler-452b [graphic of host star] is the same G-type as our sun. [graphic showing Kepler-452b rotating near its sun] It is six billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun, and is 10% larger and 20% brighter. Kepler-452b receives only 10% more energy from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. [video of Kepler rocket launch] Since the Kepler mission was launched in 2009, it has identified 4,696 planet candidates, 1,000 of which have been confirmed as planets. [chart showing habitable zone planets discovered] Of those confirmed, 12 are near-Earth-size and in the habitable zone of their star. [back to Kepler spacecraft graphic] The mission has provided data that has helped to redefine our understanding of stars and planetary systems in our galaxy. Researchers will use this data to continue to make discoveries for years to come. [NASA Ames Research Center logo]
Video Description: A male voiceover says over images described in brackets throughout: NASA's Kepler mission [graphic of the Kepler spacecraft in outer space] has discovered the first near-Earth-size planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a star very similar to our sun. Located about 1,400 lightyears [graphic of astronomical map] from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, the newly discovered planet [graphic representation of the planet known as Kepler-452b] resides in the Kepler 452 system. [graphic showing comparison between Earth and Kepler-452b] The planet, called Kepler-452b, is about 60% larger than Earth; while its mass and composition are not known, researchers believe that it is likely to be a rocky world. The host star of Kepler-452b [graphic of host star] is the same G-type as our sun. [graphic showing Kepler-452b rotating near its sun] It is six billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than our sun, and is 10% larger and 20% brighter. Kepler-452b receives only 10% more energy from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. [video of Kepler rocket launch] Since the Kepler mission was launched in 2009, it has identified 4,696 planet candidates, 1,000 of which have been confirmed as planets. [chart showing habitable zone planets discovered] Of those confirmed, 12 are near-Earth-size and in the habitable zone of their star. [back to Kepler spacecraft graphic] The mission has provided data that has helped to redefine our understanding of stars and planetary systems in our galaxy. Researchers will use this data to continue to make discoveries for years to come. [NASA Ames Research Center logo]
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