SETI weighs in on this…

There is one of “particular interest” that astronomers have found.  Exoplanets may be the single most likely area of the visible universe for astronomers to search for alien life.  Here is a bit of info on just a small portion of what is out there:

One of eight new planets spied in distant solar systems has usurped the title of “most Earth-like alien world”, astronomers have said.
All eight were picked out by Nasa’s Kepler space telescope, taking its tally of such “exoplanets” past 1,000.
But only three sit safely within the “habitable zone” of their host star – and one in particular is rocky, like Earth, as well as only slightly warmer.The find was revealed at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

The three potentially habitable planets join Kepler’s “hall of fame”, which now boasts eight fascinating planetary prospects.
And researchers say the most Earth-like of the new arrivals, known as Kepler 438b, is probably even more similar to our home than Kepler 186f – which previously looked to be our most likely twin.

So does this “super Earth” look like a probable candidate to you?  Should SETI and even NASA focus a lot of resources on this planet and taking more up close visuals?  Or are there other exoplanets they should be scanning?

Let’s check out some of these exoplanets that might have life in the video on page 2

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