About half of Sun-like stars could host rocky, potentially habitable planets

ScienceDaily
Nov 6, 2020, 8:27 am64 pts
According to new research using data from NASA's retired planet-hunting mission, the Kepler space telescope, about half the stars similar in temperature to our Sun could have a rocky planet capable of supporting liquid water on its surface.

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