Astronomers Have Discovered Eight New Habitable Planets

Astronomers have announced that they have discovered eight more planets that likely exist in temperature ranges where life could exist.
After exploring the statistical likelihood of the planets’ existence, the team followed up with months of observations using a variety of different methods. The planets are distant enough, however, that their habitabiliy is still only a likelihood, not a certainty.
 NASA announced this week that astronomers verify the discovery of over 1,000 planets outside of
our solar system. The mission has also uncovered over 4,000 planetary candidates.