NASA Scientists working on the Kepler spacecraft mission say they may have found the first Earth-sized planet, orbiting a Sun-like star just 2,000 light years away. The Kepler was launched in March 2009 to find habitable planets in the universe. Despite the fact that the potential planet isn't "Earth-like," its confirmation could still be a "true revolution" and a big step forward towards the discovery of life in outerspace.
We speak with Matthew J. Holman, Smithsonian Astrophysicist and Lecturer at Harvard University, and lead author of a recently published paper in Science Magazine, confirming the discovery of new exoplanets.
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