If you thought we were "alone" in this solar system, you might be playing yourself. According to a revelation from NASA earlier today, scientists have reportedly found a new solar system (which orbits a star known as TRAPPIST-1, which is 8 percent the size of the sun) with a number of planets that look like Earth, act like Earth, and probably call themselves "New Earth" behind our backs. Hell, NASA calls it a new record.
New record! We’ve found 7 Earth-sized planets around a single star outside our solar system; 3 in habitable zone: https://t.co/GgBy5QOTpK pic.twitter.com/NEavRSXDU2
According to The Independent, three of the seven(!) planets that have been discovered are NASA's "holy grail for planet-hunting astronomers," because they are of the "right temperature to allow alien life to flourish." These planets could even have oceans... WAIT, WHAT!? DID NASA JUST HIGHKEY DISCOVER ALIENS!?
Slow down; they apparently haven't found life on these planets, yet, but that could be on the way. There's potential for these planets to hold life, and according to scientists, there's a "strong, very strong, or conclusive" possibility that there is life on these planets.
Anything can happen. The interesting part is that, even if life isn't there right now, the environment is solid enough that it COULD form eventually. So you might want to stock up on your Twinkies and stuff now.
