Astronomers Should Shift Focus To Understanding Exoplanets We’ve Already Discovered, Says Researcher - Forbes

A recent exoplanetary science conference points to the need for more detailed characterization of the 5000 known planets circling other sunlike stars. More funding would also allow for more high-risk, high-reward exoplanetary science missions, says researcher.

Kepler-452b (sometimes nicknamed Earth 2.0 or Earth's Cousin) is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like ... [+] star Kepler-452 about 1, 400 light-years (430 pc) from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. I… [+6833 chars]

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