The sun
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Image source: http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/723142/stream_img.jpg[/caption] It is approximately the same distance away from its sun as earth is from ours. It is 6 billion years old. It receives 10% more energy from its star than we do. It is a warmer planet than the Earth. Plants can supposedly thrive really well there. Imagine how much stronger would Superman be had he been sent to this planet instead of ours! In Jon Jenkins' words: "The sunshine from Kepler's star is very similar to sunshine from our own star, and plants could be able to photosynthesis just the same." "It would feel a lot like home."
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Image source: http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/723142/stream_img.jpg[/caption] It is approximately the same distance away from its sun as earth is from ours. It is 6 billion years old. It receives 10% more energy from its star than we do. It is a warmer planet than the Earth. Plants can supposedly thrive really well there. Imagine how much stronger would Superman be had he been sent to this planet instead of ours! In Jon Jenkins' words: "The sunshine from Kepler's star is very similar to sunshine from our own star, and plants could be able to photosynthesis just the same." "It would feel a lot like home."
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This can happen at least once out of four billion years. At some point in time, our sun would run out of fuel leading to the end of life on earth. As the sun dies it would make global temperatures rise to a point that the oceans can evaporate. Many of us have a hard time accepting such inevitable things.