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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 911496" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>And some 20 months after Kepler was switched off, the data recorded provides still more chances of Class M planets and potential life elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>Kepler 440b.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-440b" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-440b</a></p><p></p><p>Kepler 442b</p><p></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-442b" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-442b</a></p><p></p><p>and Kepler 438b</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em>And researchers say the most Earth-like of the new arrivals, known as Kepler 438b, is probably even more similar to our home than Kepler 186f - which <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27054366" target="_blank">previously looked to be our most likely twin</a>.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><em>At 12% larger than Earth, the new claimant is bigger than 186f but it is closer to our temperature, probably receiving just 40% more heat from its sun than we do from ours.</em></span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30705517" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30705517</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Three have however been removed from the list following further investigation.</p><p></p><p><em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_85512_b" target="_blank">HD 85512 b</a> was initially found to be potentially habitable,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Kaltenegger2011-10" target="_blank">[10]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-old1-11" target="_blank">[11]</a> but updated models for the boundaries of the habitable zone placed the planet interior to the HZ,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Kopparapu2013-12" target="_blank">[12]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-newHZ-13" target="_blank">[13]</a> and it is now considered non-habitable.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-PHL-8" target="_blank">[8]</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-69c" target="_blank">Kepler-69c</a> has gone through a similar process; though initially believed to be potentially habitable,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Barclay2013-14" target="_blank">[14]</a> it was quickly realized that the planet is more likely to be similar to Venus,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Kane2013-15" target="_blank">[15]</a> and is thus no longer considered habitable.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-PHL-8" target="_blank">[8]</a></em></p><p><em></em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>Similarly, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti_f" target="_blank">Tau Ceti f</a> was initially considered potentially habitable,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-taucet-16" target="_blank">[16]</a> but the improved model of the circumstellar habitable zone places the planet exterior to the outer limits of habitability, so it is now considered non-habitable.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-PHL-8" target="_blank">[8]</a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 911496, member: 175144"] And some 20 months after Kepler was switched off, the data recorded provides still more chances of Class M planets and potential life elsewhere. Kepler 440b. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-440b[/url] Kepler 442b [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-442b[/url] and Kepler 438b [COLOR=#000000][I]And researchers say the most Earth-like of the new arrivals, known as Kepler 438b, is probably even more similar to our home than Kepler 186f - which [URL='http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27054366']previously looked to be our most likely twin[/URL].[/I] [I]At 12% larger than Earth, the new claimant is bigger than 186f but it is closer to our temperature, probably receiving just 40% more heat from its sun than we do from ours.[/I][/COLOR] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30705517[/url] Three have however been removed from the list following further investigation. [I][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_85512_b']HD 85512 b[/URL] was initially found to be potentially habitable,[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Kaltenegger2011-10'][10][/URL][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-old1-11'][11][/URL] but updated models for the boundaries of the habitable zone placed the planet interior to the HZ,[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Kopparapu2013-12'][12][/URL][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-newHZ-13'][13][/URL] and it is now considered non-habitable.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-PHL-8'][8][/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-69c']Kepler-69c[/URL] has gone through a similar process; though initially believed to be potentially habitable,[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Barclay2013-14'][14][/URL] it was quickly realized that the planet is more likely to be similar to Venus,[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-Kane2013-15'][15][/URL] and is thus no longer considered habitable.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-PHL-8'][8][/URL] Similarly, [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti_f']Tau Ceti f[/URL] was initially considered potentially habitable,[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-taucet-16'][16][/URL] but the improved model of the circumstellar habitable zone places the planet exterior to the outer limits of habitability, so it is now considered non-habitable.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potentially_habitable_exoplanets#cite_note-PHL-8'][8][/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]
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