NASA's Kepler Mission: Search for a "New Earth"

Guess our gov't figures that when our own earth becomes un-inhabitable, It would be nice to have a "New Earth" in reserve waiting for us to take-over, plunder, pillage, exploit and destroy;Imagine that, disposable worlds!

Overview of the Kepler Mission

Kepler
... NASA's first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets around other stars.

Importance of Planet Detection
The centuries-old quest for other worlds like our Earth has been rejuvenated by the intense excitement and popular interest surrounding the discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars.

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