There are 1,780 reassert planet that exist beyond our solar organisation . But of those planets , how likely are they to be able to support lifespan ?
National Geographic put together an interactive graphic that takes two of the most canonical erratic lineament for supporting life — size and temperature — and graphs out where each of those planets outside of our solar organization falls on the ability to tolerate potential life .
We ’ve seengraphic representationsof just how stunningly successful Kepler has been at its major planet - finding mission so far , but this is a squeamish representation of how — among all the century upon century of planets that have already been strike , and the even more that have yet to be discovered — how few of them even fall closely to have the canonical term to support life-time .
And it makesKepler-186four newest , most Earth - liveliness increase to the planetary pantheon seem all the more limited .
you may check out the full graph over atNational Geographic .
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