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Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result is a list of 16 exoplanets that could one say serve as an Earth 2.0
Music: soundcloud.com/glass-stones/nebula-no-vox-version
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Sources / further reading:
liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2019.2161
reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1um21b/when_did_earth_have_the_highest_biomass
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/leaves/pigment
youtu.be/L9MNC45Jr6Q?t=515
wired.co.uk/article/kepler-442b-more-habitable-earth
arxiv.org/pdf/1509.08922v1.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1#/media/File:Comparison_of_TRAPPIST-1_to_the_Solar_System.jpg
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6485-ssc2018-04e
http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog
nasa.gov/ames/kepler/kepler-186f-the-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone
nasa.gov/ames/kepler/nasas-kepler-discovers-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone-of-another-star
exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/exoplanet-travel-bureau
space.com/24142-kepler-62f.html
exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/strange-new-worlds
exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets/?destinations=/alien-worlds/strange-new-worlds/#/planet/Kepler-22_b
exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/1599/kepler-22b
nasa.gov/keplerbriefing0723
space.com/30034-earth-cousin-exoplanet-kepler-452b-life.html
exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/7423/teegardens-star-b
youtube.com/watch?v=L9MNC45Jr6Q&t=630s
centauri-dreams.org/2015/01/30/a-review-of-the-best-habitable-planet-candidates
exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1/#VR360
Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered, only a select few show promise. Here we look at some of the most habitable exoplanets ever discovered ranked through their similarity to Earth. The result is a list of 16 exoplanets that could one say serve as an Earth 2.0
Music: soundcloud.com/glass-stones/nebula-no-vox-version
Help support me on Patreon at: patreon.com/atlaspro
Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro
Sources / further reading:
liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2019.2161
reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1um21b/when_did_earth_have_the_highest_biomass
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/leaves/pigment
youtu.be/L9MNC45Jr6Q?t=515
wired.co.uk/article/kepler-442b-more-habitable-earth
arxiv.org/pdf/1509.08922v1.pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRAPPIST-1#/media/File:Comparison_of_TRAPPIST-1_to_the_Solar_System.jpg
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6485-ssc2018-04e
http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog
nasa.gov/ames/kepler/kepler-186f-the-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone
nasa.gov/ames/kepler/nasas-kepler-discovers-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone-of-another-star
exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/exoplanet-travel-bureau
space.com/24142-kepler-62f.html
exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/strange-new-worlds
exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets/?destinations=/alien-worlds/strange-new-worlds/#/planet/Kepler-22_b
exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/1599/kepler-22b
nasa.gov/keplerbriefing0723
space.com/30034-earth-cousin-exoplanet-kepler-452b-life.html
exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/7423/teegardens-star-b
youtube.com/watch?v=L9MNC45Jr6Q&t=630s
centauri-dreams.org/2015/01/30/a-review-of-the-best-habitable-planet-candidates
exoplanets.nasa.gov/trappist1/#VR360
