Cosmic Census

[Spinward Scout]

The Terran Survey Service in it's infancy...

Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy

WASHINGTON – Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.

At least 500 million of those planets are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold zone where life could exist. The numbers were extrapolated from the early results of NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_sci_cosmic_census

 

[Rover]

Geez. it's getting crowded in here all of a sudden.

 

[snapshotbygdw]

Land, land, land, land, land........
Aslan Scout Service marching chant

 

[RainOfSteel]

Finally, astronomers have actual numbers with which to give estimates.

 

[aramis]

1/2 have planets
1/200 have planets in the "goldilocks zone"