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NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth

by Gary Kopycinski on July 23, 2015

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This artist’s concept compares Earth (left) to the new planet, called Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger in diameter. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle Read more…