Astronomers just found an exoplanet shockingly similar to Earth

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  • Astronomers have discovered a planet so similar to Earth in size that it could be our planet's twin.
  • The planet, Kepler-1649c, is in the habitable zone of its star, raising the possibility of habitability.
  • The planet's star is a red dwarf, which are known to produce flares that could extinguish life.
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Earth, as far as any of us know, is the only planet that has all the right ingredients for life. When astronomers gaze out past our solar system in search of new worlds it's impossible to know exactly what is happening on its surface. Still, by measuring everything that can be measured from afar, we can get a pretty good idea of just how habitable or hostile any given planet might be.

Scientists using data gathered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope have stumbled upon a planet that checks a lot of the boxes we'd consider crucial in the search for extraterrestrial life. It's called Kepler-1649c and in terms of size, it could basically be Earth's twin.

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