Open AccessThere could be a lot of Earths out there
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2010.51604_20.x
Subject(s) - astrobiology , geology , physics
Planet‐hunters have examined the distribution of exoplanets around stars like the Sun in our galaxy, and concluded that they can expect to find planets the size of Earth around a quarter of them – 46 billion or thereabouts.