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Analysis of NASA's Kepler data suggests at least 300 million rocky, habitable-zone planets exist around Sun-like stars in the Milky Way.

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NASA
What
Analysis of NASA's Kepler data suggests at least 300 million rocky, habitable-zone planets exist around Sun-like stars in the Milky Way.
When
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:30:17 GMT · 2h 36m ago
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Milky Way ·
Why
The Kepler mission observed a narrow field of stars and identified a fraction of planets within the habitable zone.
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This finding indicates a significant number of potentially Earth-like planets within our galaxy, suggesting that Earth may not be unique.

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