Astronomers May Have Found an Earth-Like Exoplanet Orbiting a Sun-Like Star

Astronomers May Have Found an Earth-Like Exoplanet Orbiting a Sun-Like Star
Screenshot of an illustration of Kepler-160 system, taken on June 5, 2020. Screenshot via Exoplanet/NASA
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Some 3,000 light-years away from Earth, researchers believe they have found an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star.

The star is known as Kepler-160, and it was observed during NASA’s exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission between 2009 and 2013. It’s similar in size and temperature to our sun.