32 New Planets

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The Europeans have proven themselves as pioneers in planetary research by setting a record of the largest amount of plants found at once. Their astonishing find of 32 planets is solid supporting evidence for previous theories. This discovery supports the theory that there are more places in the universe able to support life. These planets prove the commonality of planet formation. They were able to discover the planets with a telescope in Chile that looks for changes in a stars movement. The changes would display a planet’s gravitational pull on the star.

About 40% of sun-like stars have planets similar to Earth’s size. When the planets are larger than Earth they are referred to as Super-Earths. With masses similar to Earth’s these planets are known as “extraordinary commonplace”, which results to "the universe must indeed be crowded with habitable worlds", said Alan Boss, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. This discovery increases my belief that there are other life forms other than on planet Earth. Instigated by our previous discussions in class regarding the possibility other planets hold I have grown assured that there actually are other life forms. Especially after learning of extremophiles, organisms that can survive in extreme conditions, I have concluded that the possibility of other life is high. If even on Earth we have creatures surviving in abnormal conditions why wouldn’t their survival be successful on other planets with similar circumstances?