Pollution, coronavirus, government problems, riots, overpopulation, etc., Earth has a lot on its plate. If you've been thinking about changing planets and thought the idea's ridiculous, it is not anymore. On Thursday, June 4, scientists found an exoplanet that has similar qualities with Earth. It has the same star, but almost twice bigger than our planet.
Scientists found Earth 2.0
Yes, scientists found very similar characteristics of KOI-456.04 to our planet. However, this doesn't mean that humans can just trip a rocket unto this exoplanet and live there forever.
Heller discussed that Kepler-160-- wherein the KOI-456.04 was located-- is too far away to be visited by humans. Aside from that, the scientists also said that they weren't yet 100% sure that this exoplanet can be scientifically called a planet at all.
"It cannot currently be ruled out completely that KOI-456.04 is in fact a statistical fluke or a systematic measurement error instead of a genuine planet," the institute said, though the team estimates there's an 85% chance it is indeed a planet.
Still, its good to have an option, right?
