Tuesday, March 3, 2009

In a Lonely Cosmos, a Hunt for Worlds Like Ours

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/science/03kepl.html?_r=1&ref=science

A spacecraft called Keplar will orbit around the sun in search for planets like ours, in hopes of finding life and making contact with various planets. Keplar is set to take off this Friday. Even if Keplar comes up empty handed, the results will still be there, says one researcher, because that will mean the Earth is really rare, and we might be the only species of life in the universe. Scientists are ready for any surprises that Keplar brings at them in its discovery.

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