Have No Doubt, Kepler 452b Has Been Found Out!

 Kepler 452b is the smallest planet yet discovered that orbits in the habitable zone which means it has the capability of containing liquid water on its surface. It mustn’t go unnoticed that the current inhabitants of our beloved yet neglected planet Earth is rapidly being stripped of its recourses which are vital and cataclysmic to human life. For in the book The Upcycle by McDonough, Braungart, and Clinton, explain how in today’s society, we don’t focus on changing our designs but rather we put emphasis on being “less bad” which only perpetuates the initial issue- improper, harmful, and wasteful systematic or structural designs. With that being said, we are running our potential for life into the ground and need to expand to other habitable plants.

But have no fear, we can start over on Kepler 452b! Kepler 452b is not only in the habitable zone, but it is also 60% larger in diameter than Earth, meaning it has a larger capacity for human life. In addition, it has spent 6 billion years in the habitable zone which is significantly longer than Earth, giving the planet ample opportunity to create life. And, as we know, a main contributor to the fact that our planet’s sustainability is plummeting is due to overpopulation. With human expansion to Kepler 452b, it would allow for more room as well as recourses to efficiently support more lives. Also helping support life on Kepler452b is its potential rocky surface, again closely resembling that of Earth.

With that being said, the planet’s orbit is only 5% longer that that of Earth, so time adjustment wouldn’t be much of an issue.  Speaking of time, the Kepler 452 system is 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

As we know, when stars begin to die, they grow larger and hotter. Kepler 452b’s sun, Kepler 452, is 1.5 billion years older than our sun and, while it is 10% larger and 20% more luminous it remains the same temperature as our sun. This could mean it has potentially the same or even longer life expectancy!

Though the planet closely resembles Earth, there would still be some large differences in relation to living on this planet. Due to its significantly bigger size, the gravitational force would most likely be stronger than it is on Earth, a strange adjustment for humans as it could potentially create a difference in body structure.

To better reinstate the point that Kepler 452b is our best candidate for a new life-sustaining planet, NASA ‘s Ames Research Center’s lead says they refer to Kepler 452b as an older, bigger cousin to Earth. They are clearly giving great hope and optimism to the future of the newly discovered planet. If humans were able to expand life to Kepler 452b, we would have a second chance at living efficiently and sustainably on a new planet.