Earth-sized planets might be a dime a dozen
A new study estimates that one in four sun - like star have Earth - sized planets — far more than antecedently thought . It challenges current possibility on how planet form , and may mean a greater chance of finding inhabitable existence . Astronomers at UC Berkeley observe 166 K and K stars — stars similar to our sun — within 80 swooning class of Earth and gibe up the noticeable planets from each asterisk ....