Planet found in 'habitable zone'

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>>> story of course has to do with our current earth but we learned today there may be another one out there. astronomers report the discovery of what they are calling an earth-like planet 600 light years away from here. while it is very big it looks like us and they believe it has a temperate climate, perhaps in the 70s all the time. now imagine what we could do with this new place. it could be our chance to start fresh. a place where the chicago cubs always win, where there is always free parking, productive lawmakers and uninterrupted cell phone service. it's called kepler 22-b. while we can work on the name it doesn't hurt to dream.

Planet found in 'habitable zone'

Astronomers report the discovery of a habitable-zone planet about 600 light-years away from Earth. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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