There has always been talk about more plants in our universe, outside of the 9 common planets that we are aware of. However, up till now, none of these new planets have been of that much importance because they weren't made up of a solid base. Just recently, scientists discovered a planet called Kepler-10b which orbits the star Kepler 10. This planet, which is 565 light-years away, unlike other planets that have been found to be made of gas, is solid. It resembles earth more than any other planet. It is more than forty times the size of the earth and orbits so close to the star that it is extremely hot. I find this interesting because this is the first time that a planet was found that is solid and rocky, just like earth that we live on. This could mean that there may be other planets out there similar to this. It could also mean that there could be other life forms on this planet. Finding a planet like this is the first step in finding new life in the universe.
Work Cited:
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20110126/Note2.asp
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