Recently, astronomers have discovered a star system with up
to seven planets in which three of them could possibly host life. These planets are 22 light years away.
Scientists call this zone, the “habitable zone”, which is the area near a star
in which a planet could possibly be able to support liquid water. Known planets that are located near this
habitable zone are Venus and Mars. Speaking
on the topic, Guillem Anglada-Escude from the University of Gottingen, Germany,
said “The discovery is the largest number of “habitable zone” planets ever
found within a single zone.
Anglada-Escude led the team of astronomers that made the discovery. It has been said by Sara Seager, a professor
of planetary science at Massachusetts Instituteof Technology that “As soon as
our telescopes and data analysis tools have become sophisticated enough to find
them, habitable planets are popping up everywhere.”
CNN.com Elizabeth Landau
I think that
this topic is very interesting, because it holds a new possibility for the
future. Maybe someday humans will be
able to live on planets, like the fantasies young children have been imagining
for years. This new discovery puts the
human race a step closer to a huge moment.
The thought that we already have astronauts in space still is
exhilarating for me. It’s amazing how we
can develop our world, because our technology is developing along with it. I am amazed to think what the next big
discovery will be in the technology world!
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