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Big Money and New Discoveries in the Search for Aliens
Today, NASA officials announced the discovery of a new Earth-like planet that may be habitable. It’s been named Kepler - 452b.And it comes the same week that a Russian tycoon gave the search for extraterrestrial life a $100 million boost.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 9m ListenToday, NASA officials announced the discovery of a new Earth-like planet that may be habitable. It’s been named Kepler - 452b.And it comes the same week that a Russian tycoon gave the search for extraterrestrial life a $100 million boost.
Artist's concept compares Earth (L) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b
which is about 60 percent larger in diameter.
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
