1/4 stars in neighborhood have Earth-like planets (Sun, moon, life, new)

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Technology News: Space: Earth-Sized Planets May Be Everywhere - but How Many Are Earth-Like?

It appears that Earth-sized planets may be much more frequent in the neighborhood of our sun than previously thought.

This is exciting because if the Earth-sized planets are in the sweet spot, that dramatically increases the probability of life on that world. And that's just Earth-like life. Who knows what else is out there!

And, personally, this confirms what sci-fi authors have dreamed about for decades ... if 1/4 stars in our galaxy had earth-like planets, and 1/100 of those were in the sweet spot, and 1/100 of those could sustain life, there's literally be thousands of planets we could colonize and potentially run into other life forms.

Now getting there is another problem

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One one hand , I have felt we are slowly piecing the puzzle together , detecting planets enmasse , and honing our skills. Eventually , this will culminate(in my lifetime) , photos of these places , and possibly surface features , and likely views of indigenous life. On the other hand , I feel we are given these tidbits of info in order to disinform us of a stranger reality. Only time will tell. Personally , I'd love to have a room strewn with photos of these planets , and moons.