Could One of These 10 Earth-Like Planets Be Our Future Home? - TRAVEL,

 Could One of These 10 Earth-Like Planets Be Our Future Home?

1) Kepler 452b

Kepler 452b is one such planet, which scientists estimate to be about 10% larger than the earth and about 20% bigger than our moon. It's also in what is considered to be the habitable zone of its host star, meaning that it's not too close or far from its star. The thing that makes Kepler 452b so exciting for scientists is that it orbits a sun-like star. This means there may be liquid water on the surface, something necessary for life as we know it! What’s more, the age of this star (which is estimated to be 6 billion years old) suggests that an intelligent civilization could have already developed. If they exist they would have had plenty of time to develop interstellar travel technology because their home world has been stable long enough for them to create technological wonders like robots!

2) Gliese 667 Cc

Gliese 667 Cc, which is 20 light years away, is one of the most promising candidates in the search for a new Earth. It has the right size and temperature to be habitable for life as we know it. And because its star is much smaller and cooler than our sun, surface temperatures could range from 0 degrees to 40 degrees Celsius - that's pretty good! Scientists also think there may be water on the planet. In fact, when they looked at it with the Hubble Space Telescope, they found evidence of possible oceans and continents. The downside is that it's so far away, and getting here would take hundreds or thousands of years... just imagine how long you'd have to wait before seeing your family again. But who knows what will happen in the future!

3) Gliese 832 c

Gliese 832 c is an earth-like planet discovered in the habitable zone around a star. The planet orbits its red dwarf star at a distance that could allow for liquid water on its surface, making it one of the most promising candidates for life outside our solar system. However, scientists warn that we mustn't assume the planet will be hospitable just because it is similar to Earth. It may well have different atmospheric conditions and will require more detailed exploration before we can know for sure if this is indeed our future home.

4) Kepler 69 c

Kepler-69c is one of the most earth-like planets found so far. It has a diameter about 60% larger than Earth, and its orbit is slightly smaller. The planet is just 5% farther from its star than the distance from our sun to Mercury, meaning it receives a similar amount of energy as we do here on Earth. While there are no signs that Kepler 69 c has an atmosphere or water, conditions might be right for these substances to exist in liquid form on the planet's surface. Scientists estimate that if this were the case, then temperatures on the surface would average between -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius) and 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2-3 Celsius).

5) Kepler 186 f

Kepler 186f is a planet that is the closest to earth in size and distance from the sun. It resides in the habitable zone, so it may have liquid water on its surface. The downside to this planet is that it doesn't seem to be made out of rock like earth. Instead, it seems to have an iron core and a rocky mantle. A bigger problem with this planet is that it has six times more gravity than earth which means we would probably have trouble breathing. GJ 1214 b: GJ 1214b has been called a new type of super-Earth. It's about 60% bigger than our own and was discovered orbiting the M star in 2011. Scientists predict that because of the proximity to such a bright star, one side will always face toward it while the other side will be perpetually dark.

6) GJ 163 b

GJ 163 b is a super-Earth with a 3.6-day orbit around its star, and it's just 40 light years away from our solar system, making it the closest potentially habitable planet we've found so far. It's about six times the size of Earth, which means that if you stood on the surface, gravity would be about twice as strong as on Earth. For comparison, Mars' gravity is only 38% as strong as ours here on Earth. The big question is whether GJ 163 b can support life at all. NASA will find out more when they send their James Webb Space Telescope to analyze the planet's atmosphere in 2019. And even if GJ 163 b turns out to be uninhabitable, there are plenty more candidates waiting for us to explore.

7) Tau Ceti e

Tau Ceti e is a planet orbiting the star Tau Ceti that has been described as Earth-like due to its age, size, and proximity to its star. It is about 12% larger than the earth and orbits its star at about the same distance as we orbit our sun. The atmosphere on Tau Ceti e is believed to be primarily composed of nitrogen. The temperature on the planet averages around -43 degrees Fahrenheit. If life was found on this planet, scientists would have to take precautions because they wouldn't know what organisms might exist in the environment. 

 If life was found on this planet, it would most likely not be carbon-based but could instead use silicon or arsenic for cellular structure.

8) Wolf 1061c

Wolf 1061c is the most earth-like planet discovered so far. Its surface temperature is a balmy -28 degrees Fahrenheit, it has water vapor in its atmosphere and has one side permanently facing its sun, just like our world. It's not too close to its star, which would make it too hot, but not too far away either which would make the temperature unbearable. The other planets on this list are a bit more temperamental: Gliese 581d orbits very close to its parent star and is unbearably hot at 176 degrees Fahrenheit. Kepler-22b circles tightly around its sun, resulting in temperatures around 475 degrees Fahrenheit with no chance of liquid water ever existing on the surface.

9) Ross 128 b

Ross 128 b has the potential to be one of those planets. This world is only 11 light-years away from our solar system, which means that it could be much easier for us to get to and explore than some other worlds. Ross 128 b is a super-Earth - meaning that it's a planet that's more massive than Earth but less so than Uranus or Neptune. It orbits its star every 9 days. It also has an atmosphere with temperatures ranging from 8 degrees Celsius (46 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, down to 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit) at night. That’s pretty close to what we call room temperature here on Earth. And in terms of distance from the host star, Ross 128 b is just about as far out as it can possibly go without being in danger of being destroyed by tidal forces due to gravitational forces. That makes this planet look like a prime candidate for future human colonization!