{"id":5677,"date":"2013-04-18T13:17:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T20:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/?p=5677"},"modified":"2013-04-18T16:04:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T23:04:37","slug":"kepler-discovers-more-new-planets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/2013\/04\/18\/kepler-discovers-more-new-planets\/","title":{"rendered":"Kepler Discovers More New Planets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Exoplanet Discoveries<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5679\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69Diagram.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5679\" alt=\"A diagram showing the planets of our own sinner solar system to the placement of planets in the Kepler-62 system. Two of its planets are in the habitable zone. Click to enlarge. Courtesy NASA\/Kepler\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69Diagram-300x211.jpg?resize=300%2C211\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69Diagram.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69Diagram.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69Diagram.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69Diagram.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A diagram showing the planets of our own sinner solar system to the placement of planets in the Kepler-62 system. Two of its planets are in the habitable zone. Click to enlarge.<br \/>Courtesy NASA\/Kepler\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today&#8217;s a big day for exoplanet discoveries and exoplanet naming. First, an announcement from NASA&#8217;s<a href=\"http:\/\/kepler.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kepler mission<\/a> of the discovery of two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-sized planets that are orbiting in the habitable zones of their respective stars.\u00a0 Habitable zones are regions around stars where conditions are suitable for a planet to support liquid water on its surface. Liquid water could imply conditions where life could form and thrive, if it exists on the planet.\u00a0If\u00a0these new worlds are made of rock, with oceans and atmospheres, they could be capable of supporting life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5680\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62e.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5680 \" alt=\"Artist's concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet orbiting it's host star's habitable zone. We know that Kepler-62e is roughly 60 percent larger than Earth but we do not know if Kepler-62e is a waterworld or if it has a solid surface. Credit: NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62e-300x168.jpg?resize=240%2C134\" width=\"240\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62e.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62e.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62e.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62e.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist&#8217;s concept depicts Kepler-62e, a super-Earth-size planet orbiting it&#8217;s host star&#8217;s habitable zone. We know that Kepler-62e is roughly 60 percent larger than Earth but we do not know if Kepler-62e is a waterworld or if it has a solid surface. Credit: NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first system has a star called Kepler-62. It&#8217;s a non-Sunlike star that is actually smaller than our star, and lies about 1,200 light-years from Earth. Its super-Earth planet\u00a0is called Kepler-62f, it&#8217;s about 40 percent larger than Earth, and it orbits in its star&#8217;s habitable zone once every 267 days.<\/p>\n<p>Kepler scientists point out this is the smallest known habitable zone planet found so far.\u00a0Also in this system is Planet Kepler-62e, which is about 60 percent larger than Earth. It, too, orbits in the habitable zone, taking 122 days to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The other system\u00a0announced today is Kepler-69. It&#8217;s a Sun-like star, only slightly smaller than our star. It lies about 2,700 light-years away from Earth, and sports one planet in its habitable zone: Kepler-69c. This world is 70 percent larger than Earth, and it is the smallest planet found in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5685\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62f.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5685  \" alt=\"rtist's concept of Kepler-62f, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the Sun. Though the size of Kepler-62f is known (40% larger than Earth), its mass and composition are not. Credit: NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62f-300x168.jpg?resize=216%2C121\" width=\"216\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62f.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62f.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62f.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler62f.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist&#8217;s concept of Kepler-62f, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star smaller and cooler than the Sun. Though the size of Kepler-62f is known (40% larger than Earth), its mass and composition are not. Credit: NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both the newly discovered planets are relatively close to us, in terms of the scale of the Galaxy, which is about 100,000 light-years in diameter.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the two stars has several other planets outside their habitable zones, bringing the total count of new planets discovered around Kepler-62 and Kepler-69 to seven. These discoveries bring astronomers much closer to finding planets very similar to our own home world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5682\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5682 \" alt=\" Artist's concept of planet Kepler-69c, a super-Earth-size planet (70% larger than Earth). It is the smallest yet found orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. Its orbit of 242 days resembles that of our neighboring planet Venus. Credit: NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69c-300x168.jpg?resize=270%2C151\" width=\"270\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69c.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69c.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69c.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kepler69c.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist&#8217;s concept of planet Kepler-69c, a super-Earth-size planet (70% larger than Earth). It is the smallest yet found orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. Its orbit of 242 days resembles that of our neighboring planet Venus. Credit: NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s only a matter of time before a true Earth analog (in size) is found, and before astronomers can determine whether or not conditions are right to support life on any of the Earth-sized and super-Earth planets they are finding.<\/p>\n<p>The techniques for finding such life include detection and study of light from a planet&#8217;s star as it streams through the atmosphere of the planet. This occurs when the planet transits (that is, it passes between the star and Kepler). \u00a0The light is &#8220;imprinted&#8221; with fingerprints of the chemical compounds that exist in the planet&#8217;s blanket of air.<\/p>\n<p>The Kepler mission is churning out discovery after discovery. John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA HQ, described the spacecraft&#8217;s achievements in glowing terms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Kepler spacecraft has certainly turned out to be a rock star of science,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The discovery of these rocky planets in the habitable zone brings us a bit closer to finding a place like home. It is only a matter of time before we know if the galaxy is home to a multitude of planets like Earth, or if we are a rarity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more about these discoveries at the <a href=\"http:\/\/kepler.nasa.gov\/news\/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&amp;NewsID=243\" target=\"_blank\">NASA Kepler page<\/a> as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/kepler\/news\/kepler-62-kepler-69.html\" target=\"_blank\">NASA&#8217;s news page<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/carnegiescience.edu\/news\/new_earthlike_planets_found\" target=\"_blank\">press announcement<\/a> from the Carnegie Institution for Science.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; text-align: center;\">Star andPlanet System Named after University of Georgia by NASA<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5690\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/728825main_Kepler37bPlanetLineup_3x4_946-710-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-5690 \" alt=\"The line up compares the smallest known planet to the moon and planets in the solar system. Kepler-37b is slightly larger than our moon, measuring about one-third the size of Earth. Kepler-37c, the second planet, is slightly smaller than Venus, measuring almost three-quarters the size of Earth. Kepler-37d, the third planet, is twice the size of Earth. Courtesy NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/728825main_Kepler37bPlanetLineup_3x4_946-710-1-300x225.jpg?resize=270%2C203\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/728825main_Kepler37bPlanetLineup_3x4_946-710-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thespacewriter.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/728825main_Kepler37bPlanetLineup_3x4_946-710-1.jpg?w=946&amp;ssl=1 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The line up compares the smallest known planet to the moon and planets in the solar system. Kepler-37b is slightly larger than our moon, about one-third the size of Earth. Kepler-37c, the second planet, is slightly smaller than Venus, measuring almost three-quarters the size of Earth. Kepler-37d, the third planet, is twice the size of Earth. Click to see larger image. Courtesy NASA\/Ames\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of Georgia (UGA) and its Franklin College of Arts and Sciences have been honored for the work of one its alumni, Roger C. Hunter, by having the Kepler-37 star system officially nicknamed UGA-1785 by NASA. It&#8217;s the first such school to have a system named for it. Hunter, who attended UGA, became program manager for the Kepler mission in 2008, and began looking for ways to connect the public to the mission, and honor the school he attended.<\/p>\n<p>In a story on the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.uga.edu\/releases\/article\/planets-in-kepler-37-star-system-designated-uga-1785-by-nasa\/ \" target=\"_blank\"><em>UGA Today<\/em> web page<\/a>, Dr. Hunter is quoted as saying he connected the discovery of Kepler-37 and its three planets to the date Franklin College was founded in 1801. &#8220;Knowing my UGA history, I knew that the light from this star began its journey toward the Kepler telescope in 1801, the same year that the Franklin College was founded and that classes began at UGA,&#8221; Hunter said, explaining the origins of UGA-1785.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknaming it after the university allows people to connect better to the ongoing search for planets, according to Hunter. As he is quoted on the <em>UGA Today<\/em> site, &#8220;&#8221;I think the best science is when people take ownership of a mission and feel some sort of kindred spirit with it,&#8221; Hunter said. &#8220;It&#8217;s gratifying to know that the Bulldog nation now extends into interstellar space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/kepler\/news\/kepler-37b.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kepler-37 system<\/a> \u00a0was discovered by the Kepler telescope and confirmed in 2012. It has three planets, one of which is the smallest ever detected by the spacecraft, and they lie in or near the parent star&#8217;s habitable zone. The star in the system appears to be sun-like. Detecting a planet that small (Kepler 37b is about the size of our moon) is a significant achievement and the techniques used to find it and the planets discovered today should lead the discovery of even smaller planets around distant stars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Exoplanet Discoveries Today&#8217;s a big day for exoplanet discoveries and exoplanet naming. 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