He mailed 200, 000 letters to constituents, sat down for broadcast interviews with ABC and Sacramento TV station KOVR and gave interviews to People and Newsweek magazines and a local newspaper, the Merced Sun-Star.
Kepler-69c, the biggest of this newly discovered trio is estimated to be 70 percent larger than Earth and takes 242 days to revolve around its sun-like star Kepler-69.
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But, based on the limited numbers of planets found so far, Dr Boss has estimated that each Sun-like star has on average one "Earth-like" planet.
Surrounded by majestic rolling sand dunes, the rugged landscape and blistering sun set the stage for a 5-star property filled with warm, Middle Eastern hospitality and welcoming smiles.
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One of the four, dubbed KOI 172.02, is a mere 1.5 times the size of the Earth and around a star like our own Sun - perhaps as near as the current data allow to finding an "Earth 2.0".
KELT-2Ab orbits a star that is slightly bigger than the sun, within a binary system called HD 42176.
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This year, that work would be the star feature at Marlborough Fine Ar t: a dazzlingly beautiful, sun-drenched Mark Rothko canvas, seeped in burnt orange and the palest pink, and dated 1954.
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The probe's five-year mission is the cornerstone of a NASA science program called Living with a Star, which aims to help scientists better understand aspects of the sun-Earth system that affect our lives and society.
In contrast, the third Earth-like planet, Kepler 69c, orbits a star very similar to our sun (that is, hotter than Kepler 62).
The planet orbits a star about half as big as our Sun, positioned some 9, 000 light-years away.
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The telescope was pointed at a young star, HD 100546, about 2.5-times the size of our sun.
The telescope was pointed at a young star, HD 100546, which is about 2.5-times the size our sun.
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